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Double photo-ionization of He near a polarizable surface

Materials Science 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We calculate the differential cross-section of the direct double photo-ionization of He physisorbed on a polarizable surface. By including the influence of the surface potential in the correlated two-electron final state wavefunction, we show that the differential cross-section carries detailed information on the electronic correlations at the surface. In particular, photo-emission along opposite directions, which is prohibited in the free space, is allowed if the surface potential is long-ranged.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9904293,
  title  = {Double photo-ionization of He near a polarizable surface},
  author = {G. Goldoni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9904293},
  year   = {2009}
}

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To appear in Phys. Rev. B - Rapid Comm. - 4 pages, 2 PostScript figures embedded