@article {25499, title = {Investigation of electron vortices in time-delayed circularly polarized laser pulses with a semiclassical perspective}, journal = {Optics Express}, volume = {28}, year = {2020}, pages = { 29442-29454}, abstract = {We theoretically investigate strong-filed electron vortices in time-delayed circularly polarized laser pulses by a generalized quantum-trajectory Monte Carlo (GQTMC) model. Vortex interference patterns in photoelectron momentum distributions (PMDs) with various laser parameters can be well reproduced by the semiclassical simulation. The phase difference responsible for the interference structures is analytically identified through trajectory-based analysis and simple-man theory, which reveal the underlying mechanism of electron vortex phenomena for both co-rotating and counter-rotating component. This semiclassical analysis can also demonstrate the influences of laser intensity and wavelength on the number of arms of vortices. Furthermore, we show the influence of the Coulomb effect on the PMDs. Finally, the controlling of the ionization time intervals in the tens to hundreds of attosecond magnitude is qualitatively discussed.}, url = {https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-28-20-29442} }