Intensity Dependence of Laser-Assisted Attosecond Photoionization Spectra

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the intensity of the IR probe field affects attosecond pulse phase measurements, revealing that strong fields distort chirp rate measurements and identifying the transition to streaking regimes.

Contribution

It demonstrates the impact of IR intensity on RABITT measurements and introduces Fourier-analysis techniques to extract harmonic phase relations under varying conditions.

Findings

Strong IR fields lower apparent chirp rates in attosecond pulses.

Onset of streaking regime observed with increased IR intensity.

Fourier-analysis enables extraction of harmonic phase relations.

Abstract

We study experimentally the influence of the intensity of the infrared (IR) probe field on attosecond pulse train (APT) phase measurements performed with the RABITT method (Reconstruction of Attosecond Beating by Interference in Two-Photon Transitions). We find that if a strong IR field is applied, the attosecond pulses will appear to have lower-than-actual chirp rates. We also observe the onset of the streaking regime in the breakdown of the weak-field RABITT conditions. We perform a Fourier-analysis of harmonic and sideband continuum states and show that the mutual phase relation of the harmonics can be extracted from higher Fourier components.