Nonsequential double ionization of triatomic molecules in strong laser fields

Linsen, Pei; Chunlei, Guo

doi:10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.021401

Title: Nonsequential double ionization of triatomic molecules in strong laser fields

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In this paper, we extend strong-field double ionization from diatomic molecules to triatomic molecules. Strong-field double ionization of CO{sub 2} is studied here with both linear and circular polarizations. A clear nonsequential signature is seen in doubly ionized CO{sub 2}. We also compare nonsequential double ionization behaviors of CO{sub 2} to those of the well-studied diatomic molecules, and the difference is attributed to the detailed electronic structures in molecules.

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Linsen, Pei; Chunlei, Guo ^[1]

The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010

OSTI Identifier:: 21448415

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review. A

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 82; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.021401; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; Journal ID: ISSN 1050-2947

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IONIZATION; LASER RADIATION; MOLECULES; PHOTON-MOLECULE COLLISIONS; POLARIZATION; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; COLLISIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EVALUATION; MOLECULE COLLISIONS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTON COLLISIONS; RADIATIONS

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                    Linsen, Pei, and Chunlei, Guo. Nonsequential double ionization of triatomic molecules in strong laser fields.  United States: N. p., 2010. 
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                    Linsen, Pei, & Chunlei, Guo. Nonsequential double ionization of triatomic molecules in strong laser fields.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.021401

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                    Linsen, Pei, and Chunlei, Guo. 2010.  
        "Nonsequential double ionization of triatomic molecules in strong laser fields".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.021401.

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@article{osti_21448415,

  title        = {Nonsequential double ionization of triatomic molecules in strong laser fields},

  author       = {Linsen, Pei and Chunlei, Guo},

  abstractNote = {In this paper, we extend strong-field double ionization from diatomic molecules to triatomic molecules. Strong-field double ionization of CO{sub 2} is studied here with both linear and circular polarizations. A clear nonsequential signature is seen in doubly ionized CO{sub 2}. We also compare nonsequential double ionization behaviors of CO{sub 2} to those of the well-studied diatomic molecules, and the difference is attributed to the detailed electronic structures in molecules.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PHYSREVA.82.021401},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21448415},
  journal      = {Physical Review. A},

  issn         = {1050-2947},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 82,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sun Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010},

  month        = {Sun Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010}

}

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