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Multiple ionization of neon by soft X-rays at ultrahigh intensity

Atomic Physics 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

At the free-electron laser FLASH, multiple ionization of neon atoms was quantitatively investigated at 93.0 eV and 90.5 eV photon energy. For ion charge states up to 6+, we compare the respective absolute photoionization yields with results from a minimal model and an elaborate description. Both approaches are based on rate equations and take into acccout a Gaussian spatial intensity distribution of the laser beam. From the comparison we conclude, that photoionization up to a charge of 5+ can be described by the minimal model. For higher charges, the experimental ionization yields systematically exceed the elaborate rate based prediction.

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@article{arxiv.1302.0021,
  title  = {Multiple ionization of neon by soft X-rays at ultrahigh intensity},
  author = {R Guichard and M Richter and J-M Rost and U Saalmann and A A Sorokin and K Tiedtke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.0021},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures