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Nondipole Effects in Double Photoionization of He

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2165614· OSTI ID:20797872
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0111 (United States)
  2. Physics Department, Voronezh State University, Voronezh 394006 (Russian Federation)

Lowest-order nondipole effects are studied in double photoionization (DPI) of the He atom. Ab initio parametrizations of the quadrupole transition amplitude for DPI from the 1S0-state are presented in terms of the exact two-electron reduced matrix elements. Parametrizations for the dipole-quadrupole triply differential cross section (TDCS) and doubly differential cross section (DDCS) are presented in terms of polarization-independent amplitudes for the case of an elliptically polarized photon. Expressions for the DDCS in terms of the reduced two-electron matrix elements are also given. A general analysis of retardation-induced asymmetries of the TDCS including the circular dichroism effect at equal energy sharing is presented. Our numerical results exhibit a nondipole forward-backward asymmetry in the TDCS for DPI of He at an excess energy of 450 eV that is in qualitative agreement with existing experimental data.

OSTI ID:
20797872
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 811; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English