Title :
Plasmon-assisted photoemission from gold nanopillars in few-cycle laser fields
Author :
Robinson, Joseph S. ; Nagel, Phillip M. ; Harteneck, Bruce D. ; Abel, Mark J. ; Prell, James S. ; Neumark, Daniel M. ; Pfeifer, Thomas ; Leone, Stephen R. ; Kaindl, Robert A.
Author_Institution :
Mater. Sci. Div., Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report plasmon-assisted photoemission from gold nanopillars using few cycle near-IR laser pulses, along with simulations, showing strong acceleration and a scaling of the electron yield that indicates the transition into the strong-field regime.
Keywords :
gold; nanostructured materials; photoemission; plasmonics; Au; electron yield scaling; few cycle near-IR laser pulses; few-cycle laser fields; gold nanopillars; plasmon-assisted photoemission; strong-field regime; Acceleration; Gold; Ionization; Photoelectricity; Plasmons; Surface emitting lasers; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
