Strong-field effects in the photoemission spectrum of the C60 fullerene
Gao CZ, Dinh PM, Klüpfel P, Meier C, Reinhard PG, Suraud E (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 93
Article Number: e022506
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.93.022506
Abstract
Considering C60 as a model system for describing field emission from the extremity of a carbon nanotip, we explore electron emission from this fullerene excited by an intense, near-infrared, few-cycle laser pulse (1013-1014W/cm2, 912 nm, 8-cycle). To this end, we use time-dependent density functional theory augmented by a self-interaction correction. The ionic background of C60 is described by a soft jellium model. Particular attention is paid to the high-energy electrons. Comparing the spectra at different emission angles, we find that, as a major result of this study, the photoelectrons are strongly peaked along the laser polarization axis forming a highly collimated electron beam in the forward direction, especially for the high-energy electrons. Moreover, the high-energy plateau cutoff found in the simulations agrees well with estimates from the classical three-step model. We also investigate the buildup of the high-energy part of a photoelectron spectrum by a time-resolved analysis. In particular, the modulation on the plateau can be interpreted as contributions from intracycle and intercycle interferences.
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APA:
Gao, C.Z., Dinh, P.M., Klüpfel, P., Meier, C., Reinhard, P.-G., & Suraud, E. (2016). Strong-field effects in the photoemission spectrum of the C60 fullerene. Physical Review A, 93(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.022506
MLA:
Gao, C. Z., et al. "Strong-field effects in the photoemission spectrum of the C60 fullerene." Physical Review A 93.2 (2016).
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