Fully differential rates for femtosecond multiphoton double ionization of neon

We have investigated the full three-dimensional momentum correlation between the electrons emitted from strong field double ionization of neon when the recollision energy of the first electron is on the order of the ionization potential. The momentum correlation in the direction perpendicular to the...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2004-05, Vol.92 (21), p.213002-213002
Main Authors: Weckenbrock, M, Zeidler, D, Staudte, A, Weber, Th, Schöffler, M, Meckel, M, Kammer, S, Smolarski, M, Jagutzki, O, Bhardwaj, V R, Rayner, D M, Villeneuve, D M, Corkum, P B, Dörner, R
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Summary:We have investigated the full three-dimensional momentum correlation between the electrons emitted from strong field double ionization of neon when the recollision energy of the first electron is on the order of the ionization potential. The momentum correlation in the direction perpendicular to the laser field depends on the time difference of the two electrons leaving the ion. Our results are consistent with double ionization proceeding through transient double excited states that field ionize.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.213002