Two-Electron Time-Delay Interference in Atomic Double Ionization by Attosecond Pulses

Journal Article · Fri Dec 18 04:00:00 EST 2009 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.103.253001· OSTI ID:21370910

Palacios, A; Rescigno, T N ^[1]; McCurdy, C W ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences and Ultrafast X-ray Science Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

A two-color two-photon atomic double ionization experiment using subfemtosecond uv pulses can be designed such that the sequential two-color process dominates and one electron is ejected by each pulse. Nonetheless, ab initio calculations show that, for sufficiently short pulses, a prominent interference pattern in the joint energy distribution of the sequentially ejected electrons can be observed that is due to their indistinguishability and the exchange symmetry of the wave function.

• OSTI ID: 21370910
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 25 Vol. 103; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY SPECTRA
FERMIONS
FUNCTIONS
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IONIZATION
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