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Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 143002 (2008) [4 pages]

Large-Angle Electron Diffraction Structure in Laser-Induced Rescattering from Rare Gases

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D. Ray1, B. Ulrich2, I. Bocharova1, C. Maharjan1, P. Ranitovic1, B. Gramkow1, M. Magrakvelidze1, S. De1, I. V. Litvinyuk1, A. T. Le1, T. Morishita1,3, C. D. Lin1, G. G. Paulus4, and C. L. Cocke1
1J. R. Macdonald Laboratory, Physics Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601, USA
2Institut für Kernphysik, University Frankfurt, Max von Laue Str. 1, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
3Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofu-ga-oka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan and PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
4Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics, 07743, Jena, Germany and Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242, USA

Received 18 December 2007; published 9 April 2008

We have measured full momentum images of electrons rescattered from Xe, Kr, and Ar following the liberation of the electrons from these atoms by short, intense laser pulses. At high momenta the spectra show angular structure (diffraction) which is very target dependent and in good agreement with calculated differential cross sections for the scattering of free electrons from the corresponding ionic cores.

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URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.143002
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.143002
PACS:
32.80.Rm, 32.80.Wr, 34.50.−s