Spin polarized electrons produced by strong field ionization
arXiv:1212.2895 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.88.013401
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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