《Multiphoton Ionization in Strong Laser Fields》.pdf

in: Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics ed.: B. Bederson and H. Walther, 2002 Multiple Ionization in Strong Laser Fields ∗ 1 1 1 1 R. D¨orner , Th. Weber , M. Weckenbrock , A. Staudte , M. Hattass1 2 2 1 , R. Moshammer , J. Ullrich , H. Schmidt-B¨ocking 1Institut f¨ur Kernphysik, August Euler Str.6, 60486 Frankfurt, Germany 2 Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany∗ (Dated: 24.9.2001) ∗Electronic address: E-mail:doerner@hsb.uni-frankfurt.de 1 CONTENTS I Introduction 2 II COLTRIMS – a cloud chamber for atomic physics 4 III Single ionization and the two-step model 6 IV Mechanisms of double ionization 11 V Recoil ion momenta 13 A From nonsequential to sequential double ionization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 B The origin of the double peak structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 VI Electron energies 21 VII Correlated electron momenta 22 A Experimental findings . .