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Phase retrieval from angular streaking of XUV atomic ionization

Atomic Physics 2026-03-03 v3

Abstract

We demonstrate an accurate phase retrieval of XUV atomic ionization by streaking the photoelectron in a circularly polarized IR laser field. The streaking phase can then be converted to the atomic time delay containing the Wigner and continuum-continuum components. Our demonstration is based on a numerical solution of the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation. We test this technique using the hydrogen atom ionized by an isolated attosecond XUV pulse across a wide range of photon energies. In parallel, we run a series of RABBITT simulations and demonstrate equivalence of the phase and timing information provided by the two methods. This validates the proposed technique and makes it a useful tool that can be applied to a broad range of atomic and molecular targets exposed to XUV radiation from novel free-electron laser sources.

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@article{arxiv.2202.06147,
  title  = {Phase retrieval from angular streaking of XUV atomic ionization},
  author = {Anatoli S. Kheifets and Rickson Wielian and Igor A. Ivanov and Anna Li Wang and Agostino Marinelli and James P. Cryan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.06147},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages, 5 figures

R2 v1 2026-06-24T09:33:33.596Z