Dynamic Core Polarization in High Harmonic Generation from Solids: The Example of MgO Crystals.
Phys Rev Lett
; 126(18): 187401, 2021 May 07.
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ABSTRACT
Previously, the strong field processes in solids have always been explained by the single-active-electron (SAE) model with a frozen core excluding the fluctuation of background electrons. In this work, we demonstrate the strong field induced dynamic core polarization effect and propose a model for revealing its role in high harmonic generation (HHG) from solids. We show that the polarized core induces an additional polarization current beyond the SAE model based on the frozen cores. It gives a new mechanism for HHG and leads to new anisotropic structures, which are experimentally observed with MgO. Our experiments indicate that the influences of dynamic core polarization on HHG are obvious for both linearly and elliptically polarized laser fields. Our work establishes the bridge between the HHG and the dynamic changes of the effective many-electron interaction in solids, which paves the way to probe the ultrafast electron dynamics.
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