Probing Electronic Radial Wave Packets Using Impulsive Momentum Retrieval

M. B. Campbell, University of Virginia - Main Campus
Thomas J. Bensky, University of Virginia - Main Campus
Robert R. Jones, University of Virginia - Main Campus

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.514. Copyright © 1998 The American Physical Society.

NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Thomas Bensky was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

Abstract

Subpicosecond half-cycle pulses and a single-shot imaging detector have been used to monitor the evolution of electronic radial wave packets 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.