Investigation of the photodetached electronic wave packet dynamics in a magnetic field near a surface

Abstract

The electronic wave packet dynamics photodetached from H− ion in a magnetic field near an elastic surface has been studied by using the time-dependent perturbation theory combined with the semiclassical closed orbit theory for the first time. Firstly, we put forward an analytic formula for calculating the autocorrelation function of this system. Then we calculate and analyze the autocorrelation function in great detail. It is demonstrated that the quantum wave packet revival phenomenon is significant when the laser pulse width is far less than the period of the detached electron’s closed orbit. As the pulse width is close to the period of the detached electron’s closed orbit, the quantum wave packet revival phenomenon becomes weakened. When the laser pulse width is bigger than the period of the closed orbit of the detached electron, the adjacent revival peaks in the autocorrelation function begin to merge and the quantum revival phenomenon disappears. In addition, the magnetic field strength can also affect the autocorrelation function of this system. As the magnetic field strength is relatively small, the quantum wave packet revival phenomenon is weak. With the increase of the magnetic field strength, the number of the reviving peaks in the autocorrelation function becomes increased and the quantum wave packet revival phenomenon becomes significant. Therefore, we can control the quantum wave packet revival in the autocorrelation function of this system by changing the laser pulse width and the external magnetic field strength. This study can guide the future experimental research on the wave packet dynamics of atoms or ions in the external fields or surfaces.