Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-6-2015
Abstract
We investigate the absorption line shapes of laser-dressed atoms beyond the single-atom response, by using extreme ultraviolet (XUV) attosecond pulse trains to probe an optically thick helium target under the influence of a strong infrared (IR) field. We study the interplay between the IR-induced phase shift of the microscopic time-dependent dipole moment and the resonant-propagation-induced reshaping of the macroscopic XUV pulse. Our experimental and theoretical results show that as the optical depth increases, this interplay leads initially to a broadening of the IR-modified line shape, and subsequently, to the appearance of new, narrow features in the absorption line.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review Letters
Recommended Citation
Liao, C., Sandhu, A., Camp, S., Schafer, K., & Gaarde, M. (2015). Beyond the Single-Atom Response in Absorption Line Shapes: Probing a Dense, Laser-Dressed Helium Gas with Attosecond Pulse Trains. Physical Review Letters, 114 (14) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.143002