Title:Probing Electronic Radial Wavepackets Using Impulsive Momentum Retrieval

M.B. Campbell, T.J. Bensky, and R.R. Jones

Abstract:

Subpicosecond half-cycle pulses (HCPs) and a new single-shot imaging detector have been used to monitor the evolution of electronic radial wavepackets in calcium. The time-dependent momentum space probability distribution is obtained using the impulsive momentum retrieval (IMR) method. The measured distributions are compared to the results of quantum and classical simulations allowing a comprehensive evaluation of the benefits and limitations of the IMR method.

Status: Published Phys. Rev. A 58, 514 (1998)
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