Time-delayed nonsequential double ionization with few-cycle laser pulses: importance of the carrier-envelope phase
| Autor: | M. T. Nygren, T. Shaaran, C. Figueira de Morisson Faria |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Physics
Quantum Physics Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) Double ionization Attosecond Carrier-envelope phase Phase (waves) FOS: Physical sciences Electron Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Ion Physics - Atomic Physics Excited state Ionization Physics::Atomic Physics Atomic physics Quantum Physics (quant-ph) |
| Popis: | We perform theoretical investigations of laser-induced nonsequential double ionization with few cycle pulses, with particular emphasis on the dependence of the electron-momentum distributions on the carrier-envelope phase. We focus on the recollision-excitation with subsequent tunneling ionization (RESI) pathway, in which a released electron, upon return to its parent ion, gives part of its kinetic energy to promote a second electron to an excited state. At a subsequent time, the second electron is freed through tunneling ionization. We show that the RESI electron-momentum distributions vary dramatically with regard to the carrier-envelope phase. By performing a detailed analysis of the dynamics of the two active electrons in terms of quantum orbits, we relate the shapes and the momentum regions populated by such distributions to the dominant set of orbits along which rescattering of the first electron and ionization of the second electron occurs. These orbits can be manipulated by varying the carrier-envelope phase. This opens a wide range of possibilities for controlling correlated attosecond electron emission by an adequate pulse choice. 12 pages, 7 figures, 1 table |
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