Time-resolved quantum dynamics of double ionization in strong laser fields

Quantum calculations of a (1+1)-dimensional model for double ionization in strong laser fields are used to trace the time evolution from the ground state through ionization and rescattering to the two-electron escape. The subspace of symmetric escape, a prime characteristic of nonsequential double ionization, remains accessible by a judicious choice of 1D coordinates for the electrons. The time-resolved ionization fluxes show the onset of single and double ionization, the sequence of events during the pulse, and the influences of pulse duration and reveal the relative importance of sequential and nonsequential double ionization, even when ionization takes place during the same field cycle.     

Observation of a transition in the dynamics of strong-field double ionization

The double ionization of argon and xenon in an intense laser field has been studied in detail using an electron-ion coincidence technique. The observed double ionization electron spectra in xenon show resonancelike structures here resolved for the first time. In argon, the featureless spectra are consistent with rescattering. This represents a clear transition in the dynamics of strong-field double ionization, analogous to the well-known transition between the tunneling and multiphoton regimes in single ionization.     

Electron impact single and double ionization of magnesium

Electron impact single and double ionization cross-sections for magnesium have been calculated in the binary encounter model using accurate expression for (cross-section for energy transfer ΔE) as given by Vriens. Hartree-Fock velocity distributions for the target electrons have been used throughout the calculations. In case of double ionization contributions of inner shell ionization and Auger emission have been included in the present work. The results obtained in case of single ionization are excellent and at the same time the double ionization cross-sections show reasonably good agreement with the recent experimental observations. Substantiation of the viewpoint of Peach, and Boivin and Srivastava that a vacancy in the 2p shell of magnesium leads to double ionization is a remarkable feature of the present investigation. Received 9 October 2001 / Received in final form 8 January 2002 Published online 28 June 2002     

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 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.     

Strong-field response time and its implications on attosecond measurement

To measure and control the electron motion in atoms and molecules by the strong laser field on the attosecond time scale is one of the research frontiers of atomic and molecular photophysics. It involves many new phenomena and processes and raises a series of questions of concepts, theories, and methods. Recent studies show that the Coulomb potential can cause the ionization time lag (about 100 attoseconds) between instants of the field maximum and the ionization-rate maximum. This lag can be understood as the response time of the electronic wave function to the strong-field-induced ionization event. It has a profound influence on the subsequent ultrafast dynamics of the ionized electron and can significantly change the time—frequency properties of electron trajectory (an important theoretical tool for attosecond measurement). Here, the research progress of response time and its implications on attosecond measurement are briefly introduced.     

Temporary lag and anticipated synchronization and anti-synchronization of uncoupled time-delayed chaotic systems

Without any control scheme and coupling terms, temporary lag and anticipated synchronization and temporary lag and anticipated anti-synchronization are newly discovered in two identical double Mackey–Glass systems with different initial conditions. When all initial conditions are positive, the lag synchronization is obtained. The negative initial values make the time history inverse and temporary lag anti-synchronization occur. The phenomena both appear intermittently.     

分子核间距对非时序双电离的影响

利用半经典再散射模型研究了激光强度在一定范围内时分子核间距对非时序双电离过程的影响.分别计算了非时序双电离率、两电子的电离能、两电子的动量相关、Coulomb和激光场的复合势随分子核间距的变化关系.研究表明,分子核间距在1.0—6.0 a.u.范围内时,非时序双电离率和两电子动量和为零的双电离事件数随着分子核间距的增大而增大.当分子核间距继续增大(大于6.0 a.u.)时,非时序双电离率和两电子动量和为零的双电离事件数却减小.     

Significant discrepancy between the ionization time for parallel and anti-parallel electron emission in sequential double ionization

The ionization time in sequential double ionization with an elliptically polarized laser pulse has been examined theo- retically using a semiclassical method. The significant discrepancy between the ionization time for parallel and anti-parallel electron emission is predicted numerically for the first time. The impact of the carrier envelope phase offset is also studied in this work.     

Single and double ionization of neon 2s- and 2p-subshells by proton and electron impact

Absolute single and double ionization cross sections of neon 2s- and 2p-subshells for proton (40–900 keV) and electron impact (0.2–10 keV) have been measured using photon spectroscopy in the spectral range of the vacuum ultraviolet. Cross sections for double ionization decrease more rapidly with increasing impact energy than cross sections for single ionization. No definite asymptotic energy dependence of a Bethe-Fano-plot could be found for double ionization in contrast to single ionization. The experimental results are compared with theoretical predictions of the shake-off model and Gryzinski's classical binary encounter theory. Better agreement is found with the latter, indicating that successive binary collisions have to be considered as a strong mechanism for double ionization by protons or electrons of the investigated energy range. Comparison is made with other experimental results for double ionization by photon impact or capture ionization by proton impact.     

Probing electron-electron correlation with attosecond pulses

We study two-photon double ionization of helium in its ground state at sufficiently low laser intensities so that three and more photon absorptions are negligible. In the regime where sequential ionization dominates, the two-photon double ionization one-electron energy spectrum exhibits a well defined double peak structure directly related to the electron-electron correlation in the ground state. We demonstrate that when helium is exposed to subfemtosecond or attosecond pulses, both peaks move and their displacement is a signature of the time needed by the He⁺ orbital to relax after the ejection of the first electron. This result rests on the numerical solution of the corresponding non-relativistic time-dependent Schrödinger equation.Received: 17 January 2003, Published online: 18 March 2003PACS: 32.80.Rm Multiphoton ionization and excitation to highly excited states (e.g., Rydberg states) - 32.80.Dz Autoionization     

Influence of Pauli exclusion principle on the strong field ionization of two electron atoms

We investigate the double ionization of helium under an intense laser pulse. This process is known to be one of the prototypical manifestation of electron–electron correlation. In this work, we present a numerical study on the influence of Paulis exclusion principle in the double ionization. We make a comparative analysis of two almost degenerated states with different character with respect to the exchange symmetry. We show that there exists a significant difference in the double ionization of parahelium and orthohelium. The symmetric character of the spatial electronic wavefunction affects strongly double ionization. It is found that the double ionization is partially suppressed in the orthohelium case. The mechanisms relevant for this suppression are discussed. PACS 31.15.Ar; 31.25.Jf     

Ultrafast electronuclear dynamics of H(2) double ionization

The ultrafast electronic and nuclear dynamics of H(2) laser-induced double ionization is studied using a time-dependent wave packet approach that goes beyond the fixed nuclei approximation. The double ionization pathways are analyzed by following the evolution of the total wave function during and after the pulse. The rescattering of the first ionized electron produces a coherent superposition of excited molecular states which presents a pronounced transient H(+)H(-) character. This attosecond excitation is followed by field-induced double ionization and by the formation of short-lived autoionizing states which decay via double ionization. These two double ionization mechanisms may be identified by their signatures imprinted in the kinetic-energy distribution of the ejected protons.     

Double ionization of helium interacting with elliptically polarized laser pulse by classical ensemble simulations

This paper uses the classical ensemble method to study the double ionization of a 2-dimensional (2D) model helium atom interacting with an elliptically polarized laser pulse. The classical ensemble calculation demonstrates that the ratio of double to single ionization decreases with the increasing ellipticity of the driving field. The classical scenario shows that there are hardly any e--e recollisions with the circularly polarized laser pulse. The double ionization probability is studied for linearly and circularly polarized laser pulses. The classical numerical results are consistent with the semiclassical rescattering mechanism and in agreement with the experimental results and the quantum calculations qualitatively.     

Multiple photoionization of atoms and small molecules by synchrotron radiation

Absorption of one VUV photon by an atom or a molecule can induce the ejection of several electrons through different processes. Such multiple ionization processes, studied by coincidence electron spectroscopy, provide a wealth of information on electron correlations. A magnetic bottle electron time of flight spectrometer implemented on synchrotron radiation centers has allowed the efficient detection in coincidence of two, three and up to five electrons with good energy resolution. The branching ratios of the different processes are easily extracted from the experimental spectra due to the constant transmission of the spectrometer. Multiple Auger decay was observed in rare gases atoms after inner-shell ionization, while core-valence and core-core initial double ionization followed by Auger decay are other pathways to multiple ionization. For molecules, Coulomb explosion with energy released in ionic fragments may occur after multiple ionization, nevertheless, coincidence electron spectroscopy can also provide a clear interpretation for peculiar decay channels in molecules.     

氦原子与氯离子碰撞过程中电子损失的研究

反冲离子飞行时间-散射离子位置灵敏符合技术及多参数获取系统测量了2 MeV～8 MeV的氯离子撞击氦原子,伴随氯离子电子损失过程氦的双、单重电离相对截面比;及氦原子被电离伴随的氯离子的双、单电子损失相对截面比.对测量结果进行了分析讨论.     

氦原子非次序双电离对正交双色场强度比的依赖关系

利用经典系综模型研究了正交双色场中氦原子非次序双电离对双色场强度比的依赖关系.研究表明, 该依赖关系与双色场相对相位φ 有关. φ =0.25π 时,沿长波长激光偏振方向的相关动量谱随强度比的增大从相关模式转变为反相关模式. φ =0.35π, 0.45π 时,相关动量主要分布在第一和第三象限,相关模式几乎不随强度比的变化而变化.对双电离轨迹碰撞时间、碰撞角、碰撞动量的向后分析可以解释上述结果,并显示了正交双色场对非次序双电离中碰撞时间、碰撞角的控制作用.     

HL-2A装置气体击穿延迟时间

气体击穿延迟时间实验数据表明,HL-2A装置的气体击穿过程可以用修改了的有电极放电汤森德电离公式,并考虑电子的几何损失来进行描述。     

双驱动x射线激光等离子体能谱特性研究

用时间积分空间分辨的平晶千电子伏谱仪测量了钽激光等离子体发射波长范围为045— 075nm的软x射线能谱，精确测量和准确辨认出类镍、类钴和类铁离子的共振线及类镍离子 的内壳层跃迁线-对实验结果处理，获得了辐射线谱的强度-通过谱线比率的诊断推断脉冲激 光时差对等离子体状态的影响，至少也可部分解释激光上能级的粒子数及等离子体的 电离程度- 关键词： 离子谱特性 软x线能谱强度 谱线辨认     

Subcycle electron emission in sequential double ionization by elliptical laser pulses

Using a classical ensemble method, we have investigated sequential double ionization (SDI) of Ar atoms driven by elliptical laser pulses. The results show that the ion momentum distribution of the Ar atoms depends strongly on the pulse duration. As the pulse duration increases, the ion momentum distribution changes from two bands to four bands and then to six bands and finally to an eight-band structure. Back analysis of double ionization trajectories shows that the variation of the band structure originates from pulse duration dependent multiple ionization bursts of the second electron. Our calculations indicate that the subcycle electron emission in the SDI could be more easily accessed by using elliptical laser pulses with a longer wavelength. Moreover, we show that there is good correspondence between the scaled radial momentum and the ionization time.     

Mechanism of delayed double ionization in a strong laser field

When intense laser pulses release electrons nonsequentially, the time delay between the last recollision and the subsequent ionization may last longer than what is expected from a direct impact scenario [recollision excitation with subsequent ionization (RESI)]. We show that the resulting delayed ionization stems from the inner electron being promoted to a sticky region. We identify the mechanism that traps and releases the electron from this region. As a signature of this mechanism, we predict oscillations in the ratio of RESI to double ionization yields versus laser intensity.