We theoretically study the pulse-width dependence of the photoelectron angular distribution (PAD) from the resonance-enhanced two-photon single ionization of He by femtosecond ( 20 fs) extreme-ultraviolet pulses, based on the time-dependent perturbation theory and simulations with the full time-dependent Schrödinger equation. In particular, we focus on the competition between resonant and nonresonant ionization paths, which leads to the relative phase δ between the S and D wave packets distinct from the corresponding scattering phase shift difference. When the spectrally broadened pulse is resonant with an excited level, the competition varies with pulse width, and, therefore, δ and the PAD also change with it. On the other hand, when the Rydberg manifold is excited, δ and the PAD do not much vary with the pulse width, except for the very short-pulse regime.PACS numbers: 32.80. Rm, 32.80.Fb, 41.60.Cr, 42.65.Ky Multiphoton ionization of atoms has consistently been receiving a great deal of attention for decades (see e.g. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]). The advent of intense extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) sources such as high-harmonic generation (HHG) and free-electron lasers (FEL) has enabled two-photon ionization (TPI) of species with a deep ionization potential such as He [12][13][14][15][16] and N 2 [17]. Upon photoionization, the continuum electron wave packet is emitted, which is a superposition of different partial waves, each with its own orbital angular momentum, intensity, and phase. Photoelectron angular distribution (PAD), nowadays extensively studied by the velocity map imaging technique (see e.g. [18,19]), contains information on the interference of these different partial waves.In this Letter, we theoretically study the pulse-widthdependence of the PAD from two-photon single ionization of He by femtosecond (fs) EUV pulses. Especially, we focus on situations where the pulse is closely resonant with an excited level, i.e., resonance-enhanced TPI. We have chosen He as a target atom for the following reasons: first, its single-electron excitation energies, e.g., 21.218 eV for 1s2p 1 P and 23.087 eV for 1s3p 1 P [20], coincide with the 13th and 15th harmonic photon energies of a Ti:Sapphire laser, respectively, and also with the typical wavelength range of EUV FELs such as the Spring-8 Compact SASE Source (SCSS) [21], the Freeelectron LASer at Hamburg (FLASH) [22], and FERMI [23]. Second, its simple electronic structure allows for exact time-dependent numerical analysis [24][25][26][27][28], in great contrast to alkali atoms.In the case of resonance-enhanced TPI, the resonant ionization path via resonant levels and the nonresonant path via nonresonant intermediate levels coexist [2]. Our results show that in the few fs regime, the competition between the two paths can be controlled by changing the pulse width when the pulse is resonant with a single excited level. The relative phase δ between the different partial waves (S and D for He) would be just the scattering phase shift difference for nonreson...