In-plane Theory of Non-Sequential Triple Ionization

Abstract

We describe first-principles in-plane calculations of non-sequential triple ionization (NSTI) of atoms in a linearly polarized intense laser pulse. In a fully classically correlated description, all three electrons respond dynamically to the nuclear attraction, the pairwise e-e repulsions and the laser force throughout the duration of a 780nm laser pulse. Nonsequential ejection is shown to occur in a multi-electron, possibly multi-cycle and multi-dimensional, rescattering sequence that is coordinated by a number of sharp transverse recollimation impacts.

4 pages, 4 figures

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• Non-Sequential Double Ionization is a Completely Classical Photoelectric Effect
• Classical Effects of Laser Pulse Duration on Strong-field Double Ionization
• Momentum Analysis in Strong-field Double Ionization

Cited by in corpus (1)

• Two-electron ionization in strong laser fields below intensity threshold: signatures of attosecond timing in correlated spectra