Title :
Breakdown of the independent electron approximation in sequential double ionization
Author :
Pfeiffer, Adrian N. ; Cirelli, Claudio ; Smolarski, Mathias ; Wang, Xu ; Eberly, Joseph H. ; Dörner, Reinhard ; Keller, Ursula
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present coincidence momentum measurements that contradict the independent electron assumption for elliptically polarized laser pulses. This shows that recollision is not the only reason for electron correlation in strong field double ionization.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; electron correlations; photoionisation; coincidence momentum measurements; electron correlation; elliptically polarized laser pulses; independent electron approximation; independent electron assumption; recollision; sequential double ionization; strong field double ionization; Correlation; Electron emission; Ionization; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Oscillators; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
