Investigation of interference structure with different field intensication in linearly polarized laser field

Abstract

In this paper, we employ the quantum trajectory Monte Carlo model to simulate the momentum distribution of Argon atoms during tunneling ionization. Our analysis illustrates the use of semi-classical models to study the changes in electron trajectories under different laser field intensities. And by studying the different subcycles, the changes of the interference pattern are observed. Our approach successfully observes the interference patterns resembling fishbone and spider stripes. We delve into the subperiodic interference structures present in the photoelectron momentum distributions. Specifically, we investigate the correlation effects of ionization trajectories on the interference fringes within the same period and in adjacent periods. Our analysis demonstrates that the holographic interference fringe results from the superposition of direct ionization trajectories and scattering trajectories. We elucidate the mechanisms underlying the formation of above-threshold ionization (ATI) ring structures and temporal double-slit interference patterns. Additionally, we investigate how wave packets perceive the Coulomb potential and its impact on interference phenomena under varying field intensities. Notably, without the Coulomb potential, the original spider-like holographic interference pattern disappears, replaced by temporal double-slit interference fringes similar to those observed within a comparable time frame.