Authors

M. Chini; X. W. Wang; Y. Cheng; Y. Wu; D. Zhao; D. A. Telnov; S. I. Chu;Z. H. Chang

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Sci Rep

Keywords

TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; EXTREME-ULTRAVIOLET; ATTOSECOND; HELIUM; FIELDS; Multidisciplinary Sciences

Abstract

Understanding and controlling the dynamic evolution of electrons in matter is among the most fundamental goals of attosecond science. While the most exotic behaviors can be found in complex systems, fast electron dynamics can be studied at the fundamental level in atomic systems, using moderately intense (less than or similar to 10(13) W/cm(2)) lasers to control the electronic structure in proof-of-principle experiments. Here, we probe the transient changes in the absorption of an isolated attosecond extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse by helium atoms in the presence of a delayed, few-cycle near infrared (NIR) laser pulse, which uncovers absorption structures corresponding to laser-induced "virtual" intermediate states in the two-color two-photon (XUV+NIR) and three-photon (XUV+NIR+NIR) absorption process. These previously unobserved absorption structures are modulated on half-cycle (similar to 1.3 fs) and quarter-cycle (similar to 0.6 fs) timescales, resulting from quantum optical interference in the laser-driven atom.

Journal Title

Scientific Reports

Volume

3

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

6

WOS Identifier

WOS:000313887200008

ISSN

2045-2322

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