Initial state dependence in multi-electron threshold ionization of atoms
Atomic Physics
2009-11-13 v1
Abstract
It is shown that the geometry of multi-electron threshold ionization in atoms depends on the initial configuration of bound electrons. The reason for this behavior is found in the stability properties of the classical fixed point of the equations of motion for multiple threshold fragmentation. Specifically for three-electron break-up, apart from the symmetric triangular configuration also a break-up of lower symmetry in the form of a T-shape can occur, as we demonstrate by calculating triple photoionization for the lithium ground and first excited states. We predict the electron break-up geometry for threshold fragmentation experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.1885,
title = {Initial state dependence in multi-electron threshold ionization of atoms},
author = {Agapi Emmanouilidou and Peijie Wang and Jan Michael Rost},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.1885},
year = {2009}
}