Abstract
Strong-field ionization of atoms by circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses produces a donut-shaped electron momentum distribution. Within the dipole approximation this distribution is symmetric with respect to the polarization plane. The magnetic component of the light field is known to shift this distribution forward. Here, we show that this magnetic nondipole effect is not the only nondipole effect in strong-field ionization. We find that an electric nondipole effect arises that is due to the position dependence of the electric field and which can be understood in analogy to the Doppler effect. This electric nondipole effect manifests as an increase of the radius of the donut-shaped photoelectron momentum distribution for forward-directed momenta and as a decrease of this radius for backwards-directed electrons. We present experimental data showing this fingerprint of the electric nondipole effect and compare our findings with a classical model and quantum calculations.
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