%0 Journal Article
%T Multiphoton transitions for delay-zero calibration in attosecond spectroscopy
%A Jens Herrmann
%A Matteo Lucchini
%A Shaohao Chen
%A Mengxi Wu
%A Andr¨¦ Ludwig
%A Lamia Kasmi
%A Kenneth J. Schafer
%A Lukas Gallmann
%A Mette B. Gaarde
%A Ursula Keller
%J Physics
%D 2014
%I arXiv
%R 10.1088/1367-2630/17/1/013007
%X The exact delay-zero calibration in an attosecond pump-probe experiment is important for the correct interpretation of experimental data. In attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy the determination of the delay-zero exclusively from the experimental results is not straightforward and may introduce significant errors. Here, we report the observation of quarter-laser-cycle (4{\omega}) oscillations in a transient absorption experiment in helium using an attosecond pulse train overlapped with a precisely synchronized, moderately strong infrared pulse. We demonstrate how to extract and calibrate the delay-zero with the help of the highly nonlinear 4{\omega} signal. A comparison with the solution of the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation is used to confirm the accuracy and validity of the approach. Moreover, we study the mechanisms behind the quarter-laser-cycle and the better-known half-laser-cycle oscillations as a function of experimental parameters. This investigation yields an indication of the robustness of our delay-zero calibration approach.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1406.3137v1