Electron scattering, charge order, and pseudogap physics in La${}_{1.6-x}$Nd${}_{0.4}$Sr${}_x$CuO${}_4$: An angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy study

We report an angle-resolved photoemission study of the charge stripe ordered La${}_{1.6-x}$Nd${}_{0.4}$Sr${}_x$CuO${}_4$ system. A comparative and quantitative line shape analysis is presented as the system evolves from the overdoped regime into the charge ordered phase. On the overdoped side ($x=0.20$), a normal state anti-nodal spectral gap opens upon cooling below ~ 80 K. In this process spectral weight is preserved but redistributed to larger energies. A correlation between this spectral gap and electron scattering is found. A different lineshape is observed in the antinodal region of charge ordered Nd-LSCO $x=1\mathrm{/}8$. Significant low-energy spectral weight appears to be lost. These observations are discussed in terms of spectral weight redistribution and gapping %of spectral weight originating from charge stripe ordering.