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Phase-Controlled Ramsey Interference of XUV Photoelectrons

Neha Kukreti·Amol R Holkundkar
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We investigate Ramsey-type quantum interference in photoelectron momentum distributions generated by two time-delayed, linearly polarized extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) laser pulses. The electron dynamics are studied by solving the full-dimensional time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation within the single-active-electron approximation for neon initially prepared in a current-carrying $2p_+$ state. The coherent superposition of electron wave packets released by the two pulses gives rise to pronounced interference fringes in both energy-resolved spectra and angle-resolved momentum distributions. We demonstrate that the fringe positions are governed by a Ramsey phase accumulated during the interpulse delay, resulting in a linear dependence on the relative carrier-envelope phase and an inverse scaling of the fringe spacing with the delay time. By systematically varying the laser intensity, we establish that the observed modulations originate from temporal quantum interference rather than Autler--Townes splitting. Analysis of the time-resolved bound-state population dynamics reveals that carrier-envelope-phase dependent bound--bound coupling dominated by transient population transfer to the $2s$ state, which controls the interference contrast. The accumulated phase is further interpreted in terms of a dynamic Stark shift of the dressed bound states, which is quantitatively reproduced using a reduced two-level model.

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Neha Kukreti, Amol R Holkundkar. 2026-01-09. Phase-Controlled Ramsey Interference of XUV Photoelectrons. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.05561

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