# Role of quantum dynamics in coherent and incoherent radiation during tunneling ionization

## TL;DR

This paper investigates the quantum dynamics involved in radiation emitted during strong-field tunneling ionization, analyzing different mechanisms and their spectral contributions through theoretical models and simulations.

## Contribution

It introduces simple man Drude models to distinguish quantum dynamic effects on radiation during tunneling ionization, highlighting their impact on low-frequency and spontaneous radiation.

## Key findings

- Quantum dynamics modifies Brunel radiation near zero frequencies.
- Free-free transitions significantly influence spontaneous low-frequency radiation.
- Different mechanisms dominate in distinct spectral regions.

## Abstract

Radiation during strong-field tunneling ionization is investigated. The spontaneous as well as the coherent components of the radiation are calculated describing the ionization dynamics via the strong field approximation and the role of the quantum dynamics at tunneling is analyzed. The competition between different mechanisms in different spectral regions is examined. Transition-like radiation (Brunel radiation) is dominated at low-frequencies, Thomson scattering at the laser frequency, and radiative recombination via the three-step process at high-order harmonics. To distinguish the role of the quantum dynamics, simple man Drude models are developed for the coherent as well as for spontaneous radiation, which are based on the electron trajectory out of the tunneling barrier. The quantum dynamics is shown to modify the coherent Brunel radiation for near-zero-frequencies in asymmetric laser pulses. The significant role of free-free transitions is demonstrated for the spontaneous radiation in the low-frequency region.