Investigation of laser induced structures in multiphoton ionization of magnesium

被引:5
作者
Bachau, H [1 ]
Sanchez, I [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BORDEAUX 1,CTR PHYS THEOR & MODELISAT,LAB COLLIS ATOM,CNRS,UNITE RECH ASSOCIE 1537,F-33405 TALENCE,FRANCE
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK D-ATOMS MOLECULES AND CLUSTERS | 1996年 / 38卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s004600050057
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
We examine the effect of the excitation of an autoionizing state on electron spectra resulting from multiphoton-ionization. We study the case of above threshold three-photon ionization of magnesium in the region of the 3p3d P-1(o) resonance, with conditions similar to a two-colour experiment recently performed. The electron spectrum is compared to the partial spectrum corresponding to the region located just above the threshold (which is populated through two-photon absorption from a probing laser). The calculations confirm the experimental observations, a laser induced continuum structure (LICS) is observed in this partial spectrum The interference process in examined in detail and a Fano-like parametrization of the two-photon ionization electron profile is proposed.
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