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Ultrafast generation and manipulation of slow electron wavepacket in time and energy

TYPESolid State Institute Seminar
Speaker:Mr. Maor Eldar
Affiliation:Dept. of Physics and the Solid State Institute, Technionn
Date:16.11.2022
Time:12:30 - 13:30
Location:Solid State Auditorium(Entrance)
Remark:M.Sc. Student of Assistant Professor Michael Krueger and Associate Professor Ido Kaminer
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Abstract

Coherent interactions of relativistic free electron wavepackets with strong optical fields is a interaction research. In my talk I will explore a new regime of electron-light interactions where the electrons are comparatively slow (~20-200eV).  First, we show that sub-optical-cycle electron bursts induced by tunneling photoemission from a metal nanotip can retain the temporal fingerprint of their emission dynamics [1]. In the second part, we consider a phase-matched interac cornerstone of recent light-mattertion between a slow electron and a strong optical field. We find a strong tunable confinement of the electron spectrum, a new fundamental effect only accessible for slow electrons [2]. An appropriate choice of light field parameters can reduce the interaction dynamics to only two energy states. These combined capabilities expand the scope of electron beam physics, free-electron quantum optics and quantum simulators.