Elliptical polarization and probability of double ionization.

نویسندگان

  • Xu Wang
  • J H Eberly
چکیده

The degree of elliptical polarization of intense short laser pulses is shown to be related to the timing of strong-field nonsequential double ionization. Higher ellipticity is predicted to force the initiation of double ionization into a narrower time window, and this "pins" the ionizing field strength in an unexpected way, leading to the first experimentally testable formula for double ionization probability as a function of ellipticity.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 105 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010