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A. Kheifets

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arXiv2019

Martin Functions of Fuchsian Groups and Character Automorphic Subspaces of the Hardy Space in the Upper Half Plane

We establish exact conditions for non triviality of all subspaces of the standard Hardy space in the upper half plane, that consist of character automorphic functions with respect to the action of a discrete subgroup of $SL_2(\mathbb R)$. Such spaces are natural objects in the context of the spectral theory of almost periodic differential operators and in asymptotics of approximations by entire functions. A naive idea: it should be completely parallel to the celebrated Widom characterization for Hardy spaces on Riemann surfaces with a minor modification, namely, one has to substitute the Green function of the domain with the Martin function. Basically, this is correct, but...

math.CV↗

arXiv2019

Effect of electron correlations on attosecond photoionization delays in the vicinity of the Cooper minima of argon

Attosecond photoionization delays have mostly been interpreted within the single-particle approximation of multi-electron systems. The strong electron correlation between the photoionization channels associated with the 3p and 3s orbitals of argon presents an interesting arena where this single-particle approximation breaks down. Around photon energies of 42~eV, the 3s photoionization channel of argon experiences a ``Cooper-like" minimum, which is exclusively the result of inter-electronic correlations with the 3p shell. Photoionization delays around this ``Cooper-like" minimum have been predicted theoretically, but experimental verification has remained a challenge since the associated photoionization cross section is inherently very low. Here, we report the measurement of photoionization delays around the Cooper-like minimum that were acquired with the 100~kHz High-Repetition 1 laser system at the ELI-ALPS facility. We report relative photoionization delays reaching up to unprecedented values of 430 +/- 20~as, as a result of electron correlation. Our experimental results are in partial agreement with state-of-the-art theoretical results, but also demonstrate the need for additional theoretical developments.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2018

Abstract Interpolation Problem and Some Applications. II: Coefficient Matrices

The main content of this paper is Lectures 5 and 6 that continue lecture notes [20]. Content of Lectures 1-4 of [20] is reviewed for the reader's convenience in sections 1-4, respectively. It is shown in Lecture 5 how residual parts of the minimal unitary extensions, that correspond to solutions of the problem, yield some boundary properties of the coefficient matrix-function. These results generalize the classical Nevanlinna - Adamjan - Arov~- Krein theorem. Lecture 6 discusses how further properties of the coefficient matrices follow from denseness of certain sets in the associated function model spaces. The structure of the dense set reflects the structure of the problem data.

math.CV↗

arXiv2018

Sub-Cycle Interference upon Tunnel-Ionization by Counterrotating Two-Color Fields

We report on three-dimensional (3D) electron momentum distributions from single ionization of helium by a laser pulse consisting of two counterrotating circularly polarized fields (390 nm and 780 nm). A pronounced 3D low energy structure and sub-cycle interferences are observed experimentally and reproduced numerically using a trajectory based semi-classical simulation. The orientation of the low energy structure in the polarization plane is verified by numerical simulations solving the time dependent Schrödinger equation.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2017

Attosecond Streaking in the Water Window: A New Regime of Attosecond Pulse Characterization

We report on the first streaking measurement of water-window attosecond pulses generated via high harmonic generation, driven by sub-2-cycle, CEP-stable, 1850 nm laser pulses. Both the central photon energy and the energy bandwidth far exceed what has been demonstrated thus far, warranting the investigation of the attosecond streaking technique for the soft X-ray regime and the limits of the FROGCRAB retrieval algorithm under such conditions. We also discuss the problem of attochirp compensation and issues regarding much lower photo-ionization cross sections compared with the XUV in addition to the fact that several shells of target gases are accessed simultaneously. Based on our investigation, we caution that the vastly different conditions in the soft X-ray regime warrant a diligent examination of the fidelity of the measurement and the retrieval procedure.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2013

Probing quantum many-body dynamics in nuclear systems

Quantum many-body nuclear dynamics is treated at the mean-field level with the time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) theory. Low-lying and high-lying nuclear vibrations are studied using the linear response theory. The fusion mechanism is also described for light and heavy systems. The latter exhibit fusion hindrance due to quasi-fission. Typical characteristics of quasi-fission, such as contact time and partial symmetrisation of the fragments mass in the exit channel, are reproduced by TDHF calculations. The (multi-)nucleon transfer at sub-barrier energies is also discussed.

nucl-th↗

arXiv2012

Ejection of quasi-free electron pairs from the helium atom ground state by single photon absorption

We investigate single photon double ionization (PDI) of helium at photon energies of 440 and 800 eV. We observe doubly charged ions with close to zero momentum corresponding to electrons emitted back-to-back with equal energy. These slow ions are the unique fingerprint of an elusive quasi-free PDI mechanism predicted by Amusia et al. nearly four decades years ago [J. Phys. B 8, 1248, (1975)] . It results from the non-dipole part of the electromagnetic interaction. Our experimental data are in excellent agreement with calculations performed using the convergent close coupling and time dependent close coupling methods.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2011

Experimental ionization of atomic hydrogen with few-cycle pulses

We present the first experimental data on strong-field ionization of atomic hydrogen by few-cycle laser pulses. We obtain quantitative agreement at the 10% level between the data and an {\it ab initio} simulation over a wide range of laser intensities and electron energies.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2010

Scattering theory for CMV matrices: uniqueness, Helson--Szegő and Strong SzegŐ theorems

We develop a scattering theory for CMV matrices, similar to the Faddeev--Marchenko theory. A necessary and sufficient condition is obtained for the uniqueness of the solution of the inverse scattering problem. We also obtain two sufficient conditions for the uniqueness, which are connected with the Helson--Szeg\H o and the Strong Szeg\H o theorems. The first condition is given in terms of the boundedness of a transformation operator associated to the CMV matrix. In the second case this operator has a determinant. In both cases we characterize Verblunsky parameters of the CMV matrices, corresponding spectral measures and scattering functions.

math.SP↗

arXiv2010

The scattering problem in Ryckman's class of Jacobi matrices

We give a complete solution of the scattering problem for Jacobi matrices from a class which was recently introduced by E. Ryckman. We characterize the scattering data for this class and illustrate the inverse scattering on some simple examples.

math.CV↗

arXiv2008

Faddeev-Marchenko scattering for CMV matrices and the Strong Szego Theorem

B. Simon proved the existence of the wave operators for the CMV matrices with Szego class Verblunsky coefficients, and therefore the existence of the scattering function. Generally, there is no hope to restore a CMV matrix when we start from the scattering function, in particular, because it does not contain any information about the (possible) singular measure. Our main point of interest is the solution of the inverse scattering problem (the heart of the Faddeev--Marchenko theory), that is, to give necessary and sufficient conditions on a certain class of CMV matrices such that the restriction of this correspondence (from a matrix to the scattering function) is one to one. In this paper we show that the main questions on inverse scattering can be solved with the help of three important classical results: Adamyan-Arov-Krein (AAK) Theory, Helson-Szego Theorem and Strong Szego Limit Theorem. Each of these theorem states the equivalence of certain conditions. Actually, to each theorem we add one more equivalent condition related to the CMV inverse scattering problem.

math.SP↗

arXiv2007

On Scattering for CMV Matrices

Adamjan-Arov (Lax--Phillips) model space is considered as a scattering representation space for a CMV matrix in context of an extended Marchenko--Faddeev scattering theory. That is, there exists a basis in which the multiplication by independent variable is a CMV matrix. This basis as well as Verblunski coefficients are computed explicitly in terms of Nehari interpolation. Asymptotically the Verblynski coefficients go to zero. Moreover, relations between the basis and wandering subspaces are established. Transformation from scattering representation to spectral representation is given.

math.SP↗

arXiv2002

Functions with Pick matrices having bounded number of negative eigenvalues

A class is studied of complex valued functions defined on the unit disk (with a possible exception of a discrete set) with the property that all their Pick matrices have not more than a prescribed number of negative eigenvalues. Functions in this class, known to appear as pseudomultipliers of the Hardy space, are characterized in several other ways. It turns out that a typical function in the class is meromorphic with a possible modification at a finite number of points, and total number of poles and of points of modification does not exceed the prescribed number of negative eigenvalues. Bounds are given for the number of points that generate Pick matrices that are needed to achieve the requisite number of negative eigenvalues. A result analogous to Hindmarsh's theorem is proved for functions in the class.

math.CV↗

arXiv2002

The "Action" Variable is not an Invariant for the Uniqueness in the Inverse Scattering Problem

We give a simple example of non-uniqueness in the inverse scattering for Jacobi matrices: roughly speaking $S$-matrix is analytic. Then, multiplying a reflection coefficient by an inner function, we repair this matrix in such a way that it does uniquely determine a Jacobi matrix of Szegö class; on the other hand the transmission coefficient remains the same. This implies the statement given in the title.

math.SP↗