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Title: Cluster-assisted multiple ionization of xenon and krypton by a nanosecond laser

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, 116023 and Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei, 230031, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)

Multicharged xenon and krypton ions with charge states up to Xe{sup 11+} and Kr{sup 11+} have been observed in laser ionization of a pulsed xenon or krypton beam by a 25 ns Nd-YAG laser with laser intensity of 10{sup 10}-10{sup 11} W cm{sup -2} at 532 nm. There is strong evidence to support that those multicharged ions come from cluster-assisted electron recolliding ionizations inside the cluster after multiphoton ionization of atoms in the cluster, the electron can gain its kinetic energy by inverse bremsstrahlung absorption from a laser field quickly.

OSTI ID:
20718381
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 72, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.013201; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English