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Study of quantum selectivity using an attosecond phase-resolved wavefunction imaging

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H03903
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Medium-sized Section 32:Physical chemistry, functional solid state chemistry, and related fields
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

Niikura Hiromichi  早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (10500598)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥34,580,000 (Direct Cost: ¥26,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥7,980,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥6,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,590,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Keywordsアト秒物理 / 波動関数 / 高次高調波 / 量子制御 / 極端紫外光 / アト秒科学 / 波動関数イメージング / 光イオン化 / 極端紫外領域 / アト秒 / 原子位相 / 電子波動関数 / 光電子分光 / 高強度レーザー / 極端紫外レーザー / 超短レーザーパルス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

An electron wavefunction is a key concept to understand electronic structure in atoms or molecules and chemical reaction dynamics. The wavefunction is represented by complex and characterized by phase and amplitude distributions over position or momentum space. However, it is difficult to visualize the complex wavefunction. In our study, using an intense, infrared laser pulses (IR) and a tunable attosecond pulse train (high-harmonics, XUV), we identify the physical mechanism that the photoelectrons with magnetic quantum number m=0 can be selected from that of m=+-1. Next, we employ a two-path photoionization interference to resolve the phase distribution of photoelectrons ionized from neon gas by using the XUV and IR pulses.Using this method, we visualize the complex electron wavefunctions produced by individual ionization pathways in two-dimensional momentum space.Furthermore, we isolate an atomic phase from the spectral phase of high-harmonics.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

極端紫外光を物質に照射し、放出される光電子のエネルギーや運動量を測定する(角度分解)光電子分光法は、気相原子分子だけではなく、様々な物質解析の基礎となる測定法である。一方、電子の量子的な性質である「位相分布」を実験的に得ることは困難だった。本研究課題では、アト秒レーザーパルスを用いて「電子の運動量ごとの」位相差を測定する方法を開発し、複素数の波動関数を可視化した。これはアト秒科学の最先端に位置するだけではなく、今後の量子技術の基盤となりうる。本研究によって開発されたアト秒位相分解光電子運動量分光法を、分子や固体、ナノ物質などへ展開することで、量子的な性質を利用した新たな物質開発が期待される。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] National Research Council/University of Ottawa(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カナダ国立研究機構/オタワ大学(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カナダ国立研究機構(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マックスボルン研究所(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] High-resolution attosecond imaging of an atomic electron wave function in momentum space2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakajima Takashi、Shinoda Tasuku、Villeneuve D. M.、Niikura Hiromichi
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review A

      Volume: 106 Issue: 6

    • DOI

      10.1103/physreva.106.063513

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Complete characterization of attosecond photoelectron wave packets2021

    • Author(s)
      D. M. Villeneuve, Peng Peng, Hiromichi Niikura
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review A

      Volume: 104 Issue: 5

    • DOI

      10.1103/physreva.104.053526

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Population transfer to high angular momentum states in infrared-assisted XUV photoionization of helium2020

    • Author(s)
      Mayer Nicola、Peng Peng、Villeneuve David M、Patchkovskii Serguei、Ivanov Misha、Kornilov Oleg、Vrakking Marc J J、Niikura Hiromichi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

      Volume: 53 Issue: 16 Pages: 164003-164003

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6455/ab9495

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] High conversion efficiency of an optical parametric amplifier pumped by 1 kHz Ti:Sapphire laser pulses for tunable high-harmonic generation2020

    • Author(s)
      A. Yu. Naumov, D. M. Villeneuve, and Hiromichi Niikura
    • Journal Title

      Optics Express

      Volume: 28 Issue: 3 Pages: 4088-4098

    • DOI

      10.1364/oe.383489

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Selection of the magnetic quantum number in resonant ionization of neon using an XUV-IR two-color laser field2020

    • Author(s)
      Serguei Patchkovskii, Marc J J Vrakking, D M Villeneuve and Hiromichi Niikura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics,

      Volume: 53 Issue: 13 Pages: 134002-134002

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6455/ab82e0

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Phase and amplitude characterization of partial waves in an attosecond continuum electron wavepacket2021

    • Author(s)
      H Niikura, S Patchkovskii, P Peng, M J J Vrakking, D M Villeneuve
    • Organizer
      32nd International Conference on Photonics, electronic and atomic collisions (ViCPEAC 2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Phase - resolved imaging of an atto second electron wavepacket2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiromichi Niikura
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Recollision Physics 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Remarks] アト秒レーザーによる高分解能での複素数の波動関数の可視化に成功

    • URL

      https://www.waseda.jp/top/news/86827

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Visualizing Complex Electron Wavefunction

    • URL

      https://www.waseda.jp/top/en/news/77045

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 光と原子の位相を分離した測定に成功

    • URL

      https://www.waseda.jp/top/news/76992

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] アト秒レーザーによる新たな量子制御

    • URL

      https://www.waseda.jp/top/news/69431

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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