INFRARED ELECTRON PHOTOEMISSION FROM A GOLD SURFACE

Authors
FARKAS G TOTH C KOHAZIKIS A AGOSTINI P PETITE G MARTIN P BERSET JM ORTEGA JM
Citation
G. Farkas et al., INFRARED ELECTRON PHOTOEMISSION FROM A GOLD SURFACE, Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics, 31(10), 1998, pp. 461-468
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical",Optics
Journal title
Journal of physics. B, Atomic molecular and optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09534075
Volume
31
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
461 - 468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-4075(1998)31:10<461:IEPFAG>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Interaction of a moderately intense (I approximate to 10 MW cm(-2)), i nfrared (lambda = 12 mu m), short pulse (1 ps) free-electron laser bea m with a gold surface is found to cause an intense electron emission ( on the order of 1 mA cm(-2)) and a corresponding 'hot' electron spectr a (up to a few eV). We show that heating of the electrons through clas sical acceleration by the laser electric field in the presence of coll isions is a possible explanation for such observations.