Calculation of the photoelectron spectra under a scaling transform

Abstract

By solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, the dependence of photoelectron energy spectra on the binding energy of targets, wavelength and the intensity of laser pulse is exhibited and a scaling law of kinetic energy spectra of both the direct and the rescattered photoelectrons is concluded. The scaling law provides a convenient tool to determine the equivalent photoionization process of various atoms or molecules in various laser fields. The verification of the scaling law by independent methods provides incontestable support to the validity of the scaling law.