Multiphoton Ionization of One-Electron Relativistic Diatomic Quasimolecules in Strong Laser Fields

Telnov, Dmitry A.; Krapivin, Dmitry A.; Heslar, John Thomas; Chu, Shih-I

doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07463

Title: Multiphoton Ionization of One-Electron Relativistic Diatomic Quasimolecules in Strong Laser Fields

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We perform a theoretical and computational study of relativistic one-electron homonuclear diatomic quasimolecules subject to strong electromagnetic fields linearly polarized along the molecular axis. Several quasimolecules with the nuclear charges 1 to 92 and appropriately scaled internuclear distances and field parameters are used in the calculations. The time-dependent Dirac equation is solved with the help of the generalized pseudospectral method in prolate spheroidal coordinates. We have found that employing this coordinate system makes it possible to avoid emergence of spurious states, which usually show up when solving the Dirac equation numerically. For lower carrier frequencies, interaction with the driving field is described within the dipole approximation. Relativistic effects in the multiphoton ionization probabilities are investigated with respect to the internuclear distance in the quasimolecule. In conclusion, for higher frequencies, the interaction with the field is described beyond the dipole approximation. Nondipole effects in the ionization probability are discussed.

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Telnov, Dmitry A. ^[1]; Krapivin, Dmitry A. ^[1]; Heslar, John Thomas ^[2]; Chu, Shih-I ^[2]

St. Petersburg State Univ., St. Petersburg (Russia). Dept. of Physics
National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan). Dept. of Physics

Publication Date:: Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division

OSTI Identifier:: 1470990

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER15504

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 122; Journal Issue: 40; Journal ID: ISSN 1089-5639

Publisher:: American Chemical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Telnov, Dmitry A., Krapivin, Dmitry A., Heslar, John Thomas, and Chu, Shih-I. Multiphoton Ionization of One-Electron Relativistic Diatomic Quasimolecules in Strong Laser Fields.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
Web.  doi:10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07463.

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                    Telnov, Dmitry A., Krapivin, Dmitry A., Heslar, John Thomas, & Chu, Shih-I. Multiphoton Ionization of One-Electron Relativistic Diatomic Quasimolecules in Strong Laser Fields.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07463

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                    Telnov, Dmitry A., Krapivin, Dmitry A., Heslar, John Thomas, and Chu, Shih-I. Mon .  
"Multiphoton Ionization of One-Electron Relativistic Diatomic Quasimolecules in Strong Laser Fields".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07463.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1470990.

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  title        = {Multiphoton Ionization of One-Electron Relativistic Diatomic Quasimolecules in Strong Laser Fields},

  author       = {Telnov, Dmitry A. and Krapivin, Dmitry A. and Heslar, John Thomas and Chu, Shih-I},

  abstractNote = {We perform a theoretical and computational study of relativistic one-electron homonuclear diatomic quasimolecules subject to strong electromagnetic fields linearly polarized along the molecular axis. Several quasimolecules with the nuclear charges 1 to 92 and appropriately scaled internuclear distances and field parameters are used in the calculations. The time-dependent Dirac equation is solved with the help of the generalized pseudospectral method in prolate spheroidal coordinates. We have found that employing this coordinate system makes it possible to avoid emergence of spurious states, which usually show up when solving the Dirac equation numerically. For lower carrier frequencies, interaction with the driving field is described within the dipole approximation. Relativistic effects in the multiphoton ionization probabilities are investigated with respect to the internuclear distance in the quasimolecule. In conclusion, for higher frequencies, the interaction with the field is described beyond the dipole approximation. Nondipole effects in the ionization probability are discussed.},

  doi          = {10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07463},

  journal      = {Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory},

  number       = 40,

  volume       = 122,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

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