Can harmonic generation cause non-sequential ionization?

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作者
Sanpera, A [1 ]
Watson, JB
Shaw, SEJ
Knight, PL
Burnett, K
Lewenstein, M
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[1] Ctr Etud Saclay, Serv Photons Atomes & Mol, Commissariat Energie Atom, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
[2] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Clarendon Lab, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
[3] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, Opt Sect, London SW7 2BZ, England
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10.1088/0953-4075/31/19/012
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We use a simple two-electron model introduced previously in the literature (Watson et al 1997 Phys. Rev. Lett. 78 1884) to study the process of non-sequential double ionization of atoms. In particular, we discuss the phenomena of non-sequential double ionization of helium and we show that there is a definite relationship between the dipole radiation of the outermost (strongly ionized) electron and the ionization of the inner electron. We also investigate in detail the effect of quantum interference of the outer-electron wavefunction on the non-sequential ionization.
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