Elliptical Polarization and Probability of Double Ionization
Atomic Physics
2010-08-20 v1
Abstract
The degree of elliptical polarization of intense short laser pulses is shown to be related to the timing of strong-field non-sequential double ionization. Higher ellipticity is predicted to force the initiation of double ionization into a narrower time window, and this "pins" the ionizing field strength in an unexpected way, leading to the first experimentally testable formula for double ionization probability as a function of ellipticity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1006.5721,
title = {Elliptical Polarization and Probability of Double Ionization},
author = {Xu Wang and J. H. Eberly},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1006.5721},
year = {2010}
}