Angular anisotropy parameters and recoil-ion momentum distribution in two-photon double ionization of helium

A. S. Kheifets*, I. A. Ivanov, Igor Bray

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    Abstract

    We present convergent-close-coupling (CCC) calculations of the angular anisotropy parameters β2, β4 and the recoil ion momentum distribution dσ dp in two-photon double ionization (TPDI) of helium. In a stark contrast to single-photon double ionization (SPDI), where the β2 parameter varies widely changing the angular distribution from isotropic to nearly dipole for slow and fast photoelectrons, respectively, the β parameters for TPDI show very little change. The angular distribution of the recoil ion is fairly isotropic in TPDI as opposed to a strong alignment with the polarization of light in SPDI.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number025402
    JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
    Volume76
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2007

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