Double ionization probed on the attosecond timescale

Erik Månsson, Diego Guenot, Cord Arnold, David Kroon, Susan Kasper, J. Marcus Dahlstrom, Eva Lindroth, Anatoli S. Kheifets, Anne L'Huillier, Stacey Ristinmaa Sörensen, Mathieu Gisselbrecht

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Abstract

Double ionization following the absorption of a single photon is one of the most fundamental processes requiring interaction between electrons(1-3). Information about this interaction is usually obtained by detecting emitted particles without access to real-time dynamics. Here, attosecond light pulses(4,5), electron wave packet interferometry(6) and coincidence techniques(7) are combined to measure electron emission times in double ionization of xenon using single ionization as a clock, providing unique insight into the two-electron ejection mechanism. Access to many-particle dynamics in real time is of fundamental importance for understanding processes induced by electron correlation in atomic, molecular and more complex systems.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-211
JournalNature Physics
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

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