Spin polarized electrons produced by strong field ionization
Atomic Physics
2013-07-18 v3 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We show that ionization of noble gas atoms by strong infrared circularly polarized laser field under standard exerimental conditions can yield electrons with up to 100% spin polarization in energy resolved measurements. Spin polarization arises due to the interplay of the electron-core entanglement and the sensitivity of ionization in circularly polarized fields to the sense of electron rotation in the initial state.
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@article{arxiv.1212.2895,
title = {Spin polarized electrons produced by strong field ionization},
author = {Ingo Barth and Olga Smirnova},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.2895},
year = {2013}
}
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10 pages, 2 figures