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Non-classical and non-Hermitian aspects of electron-electron correlation in strong-field physics

强场物理中电子-电子关联的非经典和非厄米方面

基本信息

批准号：
2117785
负责人：
金额：
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依托单位：
City, University of London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Studentship
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2018 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2117785
关键词：
Non classical non Hermitian aspects

项目摘要

The quintessential example of electron-electron correlation in strong-field physics is laser-induced nonsequential double ionization (NSDI) (for a review, see [l]). Thereby, a key question is whether this correlation is quantum or classical. For over two decades, NSDI has been viewed as an essentially classical phenomenon, well described by the laser-assisted collision of an electron with its parent ion. This has been due to the success of classical models reproducing electron-momentum distributions in direct, electron-impact NSDI, for which the returning electron provides enough energy for the second to overcome the ionization potential of the parent ion. Without much evidence, this line of thinking has been extrapolated to below-threshold NSDI. In this case, the first electron promotes the second to an excited state, from which it subsequently tunnels. This mechanism is known as recollision-excitation with subsequent ionization (RESI). Recently, however, it was found that quantum interference in the below-threshold regime, for which RESI occurs, is more robust than previously thought, and may survive (a) focal averaging; (b) integration over transverse electron momenta [2]. Experimental evidence for quantum interference has been found in [3]. Discrepancies between experiment and theory do exist, however. This is due to the fact that the computations in [2] have been performed using the Strong-Field Approximation (SFA), which neglects the residual Coulomb potential when the electron is in the continuum. In this project, we intend to identify and quantify entanglement in below-threshold NSDI. This is a cutting edge problem as most groups across the globe still regard NSDI as classical. The first step to be undertaken is to develop a Coulomb corrected semi-analytic approach for RESI, building up on existing one-electron approaches [4], which will be com-pared with ab-initio two electron models. Subsequently, the student will calculate the covariant matrix for position and momentum within the developed model [5]. This will provide a lower bound for separable states, which hopefully will help distinguish classi-cal and quantum correlation. Other entanglement criteria will also be explored. We will seek optimal conditions to observe quantum effects in RESI, together with the experimen-tal groups of Prof. Jens Biegert (Institute for Photonic Sciences, Barcelona), and Prof. Xiaojun Liu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan). Having identified laser-induced nonsequential double ionization as being of a truely quantum orgin we also plan to explore whether this effect also occurs in non-Hermitian quantum system. I will focus my investigations mainly on PT-symmetric or pseudo/quasi Hermitian quantum mechanics. The latter systems are distinct from 11 conventional11 non-Hermitian system by having real eigenvalue spectra and unitary time-evolution, i.e. they are not considered as open systems. Only recently [6, 7,8] the full-timedependent treatment of these systems has been fully understood, which opens up the possibility to investigate effects such as the one mentioned above. [1] C. Faria and X. Liu, J. Mod. Opt. 58, 1076 (2011).[2] A. S. Maxwell and C. Faria, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 143001 (2016).[3] Wei Quan, et al, Phys. Rev. A 96, 032511 (2017).[4] A: S. Maxwell, A. Al-Jawahiry, T. Das and C. Faria, Phys. Rev. A 96, 023420 (2017).[5] A. Serafini, Quantum Continuous Variables ( CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2017).[6] C. Faria and A. Fring, J. of Physics A39 (2006) 9269.[7] A. Fring and M.H.Y. Moussa, Phys .. Rev. A 93, 042114 (2016)[8] A. Fring and T. Frith, J. of Physics A: Math. and Theor. 51 (2018) 265301

强场物理中电子-电子相关的典型例子是激光诱导的非顺序双电离（NSDI）（有关综述，见[1]）。因此，一个关键问题是这种关联是量子的还是经典的。二十多年来，NSDI一直被视为一种经典现象，通过激光辅助电子与其母离子的碰撞得到了很好的描述。这是由于经典模型成功地再现了直接电子冲击NSDI中的电子动量分布，其中返回的电子为第二电子提供了足够的能量来克服母离子的电离势。在没有太多证据的情况下，这种思路被推断为低于阈值的NSDI。在这种情况下，第一个电子将第二个电子促进到激发态，然后从激发态隧穿。这种机制被称为再回忆激发与后续电离（RESI）。然而，最近发现，在低于阈值的情况下，发生RESI的量子干涉比以前认为的更强大，并且可能存活(a)焦点平均；(b)横向电子动量[2]的积分。在[3]中发现了量子干涉的实验证据。然而，实验和理论之间的差异确实存在。这是由于[2]中的计算是使用强场近似（SFA）进行的，它忽略了电子在连续统中时的残余库仑势。在这个项目中，我们打算识别和量化低于阈值的NSDI中的纠缠。这是一个前沿问题，因为全球大多数组织仍然认为自伤是经典的。第一步是建立在现有的单电子方法[4]的基础上，为RESI开发一种库仑校正的半解析方法，并将其与ab-initio双电子模型进行比较。随后，学生将在开发的模型[5]中计算位置和动量的协变矩阵。这将为可分离态提供一个下界，这将有助于区分经典和量子相关。其他纠缠标准也将被探讨。我们将与Jens Biegert教授（巴塞罗那光子科学研究所）和刘晓军教授（中国科学院，武汉）的实验组一起寻找在RESI中观察量子效应的最佳条件。在确定了激光诱导的非顺序双电离是真正的量子起源之后，我们还计划探索这种效应是否也发生在非厄米量子系统中。我将主要集中研究pt对称或伪/准厄米量子力学。后者系统与传统的非厄米系统不同，具有实特征值谱和幺正时间演化，即它们不被认为是开放系统。直到最近[6,7,8]，这些系统的全时依赖治疗才被完全理解，这为研究上述效应提供了可能性。[1]刘晓东，刘建军，刘建军，等。现代医学学报，58 (4):481 - 481A. S.麦克斯韦和C.法里亚，物理学家。中国生物医学工程学报，2016,36 (2):481 - 481魏权，等。[j] .中国生物工程学报，2016,31 (5):391 - 391答：S. Maxwell， A. Al-Jawahiry， T. Das和C. Faria，物理学家。[j] .中国生物医学工程学报，2016,32 (1):1 - 4A. Serafini，量子连续变量（CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2017）.[6]王晓明，王晓明。物理学报（自然科学版）（2006）：942 - 946A.福林和M.H.Y.穆萨，物理学家……[3]王晓明，王晓明，王晓明，等。数值模拟方法的研究进展[j] .物理学报，2016,33(4):551 - 557。与理论，51 (2018):265301