Calculations of the double differential cross section for attosecond laser-assisted photoionization of atoms

The energy and angular distributions of photoelectrons ( the double differential cross sections, DDCS) for attosecond-pulse induced photoemission from atoms in the presence of a strong laser field are theoretically considered. We suggest a comparatively simple computational method based on the strong field approximation for calculation of the DDCS of short pulse photoionization which explicitly includes competing processes of interference and dephasing of the electronic wave packets. The method can be useful for analysis of attosecond streaking experiments. It is tested by comparison with the exact quantum-mechanical computation based on a numerical solving of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. An excellent agreement between the two computational methods is demonstrated in a wide range of the pulse durations.