Abstract

We studied the photoelectron spectra generated by an intense few cycle infrared laser pulse. By focusing on the angular distributions of the back rescattered high energy photoelectrons, we show that accurate differential elastic scattering cross-sections of the target ion by free electrons can be extracted. Since the incident direction and the energy of the free electrons can be easily changed by manipulating the laser's polarization, intensity and wavelength, these extracted elastic scattering cross-sections, in combination with more advanced inversion algorithms, may be used to reconstruct the effective single-scattering potential of the molecule, thus opening up the possibility of using few-cycle infrared lasers as powerful table-top tools for imaging chemical and biological transformations, with the desired unprecedented temporal and spatial resolutions.

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Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Angular Distribution; Atoms; Biocommunications; Elastic Scattering; Electrons; Infrared Devices; Laser Beams; Laser Chemistry; Lasers; Mathematical Transformations; Photoelectron Spectroscopy; Photoelectrons; Photoionization; Photons; Pulsed Laser Applications; Pulsed Laser Deposition; Scattering, Biological Transformations; Dynamic Chemical Imaging; Few Cycles; Few-Cycle Infrared Lasers; Free Electrons; High Energy Photoelectrons; Infrared (IR) Lasers; Intense (CO); Inversion Algorithms; Photoelectron (PE) Spectrum; Scattering Cross-Sections; Single-Scattering (SS); Spatial Resolution (SR); Ultra-Fast, Infrared Spectroscopy

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1367-2630

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

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© 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2008

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