Orientational Dichroism in the Electron-Impact Ionization of Laser-Oriented Atomic Sodium

A. Dorn, A. Elliott, J. Lower, E. Weigold, J. Berakdar, A. Engelns, H. Klar

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Abstract

We report the first experimental observation of “orientational dichroism” in electron impact-induced ionization. \(e, 2e\) experiments have been performed on pure angular momentum states 3P3/2, mF = +3 and mF = -3 of the sodium atom, excited by right- and left-handed circularly polarized laser light. Our results show that the angular correlation of the final-state electron pair is strongly dependent on the mL sublevel populated. Comparison with calculation demonstrates the dependence of the dichroism on details of the scattering dynamics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-260
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume80
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

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