Published February 7, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article

Vector parameters in atomic ionization by twisted light: Polarization of the electron and residual ion

  • 1. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia; School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia; and Laboratory for Modeling of Quantum Processes, Pacific National University, 680035 Khabarovsk, Russia
  • 2. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
  • 3. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia and School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, 197101 Saint Petersburg, Russia

Description

The electron and ion properties observed in photoionization inherit the symmetry properties of both a target and radiation. Introducing symmetry breaking in the photoionization process, one can expect to observe a noticeable variation of the vector correlation parameters of either an outgoing photoelectron or a residual ion. One of the ways to violate symmetry is to irradiate matter by twisted radiation, which involves an additional screw. In the paper we present an extension of the approach developed in Phys. Rev. A 108, 023117 (2023) for photoelectron angular distribution to the other vector correlation parameters, specifically, photoelectron spin polarization, orientation, and alignment of the residual ion. Usually two conditions are needed to produce polarized photoelectrons: a system possesses a helix and a presence of noticeable spin-orbital interaction. Here, we investigate whether a twisted light brings an additional helicity to a system. As an illustrative example we consider ionization of a valence 4p shell of atomic krypton by circularly and linearly polarized Bessel light. The photoelectron spin components are analyzed as a function of the cone angle of twisted radiation.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.109.023108;
arXiv
arXiv:2310.03628;
Crossref Funder ID
10.13039/501100006769; 10.13039/501100012190;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review A
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
12 pgs.
ISSN
1094-1622

Optional Information

Copyright
©2024 American Physical Society
Contract/Grant/Project number
23-62-10026; FEME-2024-0005; 075-15-2021-1353
Notes
Contact Email: md.kiselev@physics.msu.ru; Record automatically processed
Funding organization
Russian Science Foundation; Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation