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Above-Threshold Ionization As Temporal Multi-Slit Interference, William B. Laing Iii
Above-Threshold Ionization As Temporal Multi-Slit Interference, William B. Laing Iii
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When atoms are subjected to a laser pulse of sufficiently high intensity, electrons are ionized by absorbing multiple photons in excess of the ionization potential. The resulting sequence of peaks in the photoelectron spectrum separated by the energy of one photon is called “above-threshold ionization” (ATI). This time-independent description of ATI invokes the language of photons, even though calculations are performed using the time-dependent Schrodinger equation with a classical electric field. We demonstrate that the energy-periodic structure of ATI can be understood from the interference of ionized electron wavepackets produced periodically each half-cycle of the laser field. Using this simple …
Above-Threshold Ionization As Temporal Multi-Slit Interference, William B. Laing Iii, B.D. Esry
Above-Threshold Ionization As Temporal Multi-Slit Interference, William B. Laing Iii, B.D. Esry
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When atoms are subjected to a laser pulse of sufficiently high intensity, electrons are ionized by absorbing multiple photons in excess of the ionization potential. The resulting sequence of peaks in the photoelectron spectrum separated by the energy of one photon is called ``above-threshold ionization'' (ATI). This time-independent description of ATI invokes the language of photons, even though calculations are performed using the time-dependent Schrodinger equation with a classical electric field. We demonstrate that the energy-periodic structure of ATI can be understood from the interference of ionized electron wavepackets produced periodically each half-cycle of the laser field. Using this simple …
Why Do Molecules Echo Atomic Periodicity?, Ray Hefferlin, Jonathan Sackett, Jeremy Tatum
Why Do Molecules Echo Atomic Periodicity?, Ray Hefferlin, Jonathan Sackett, Jeremy Tatum
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Franck–Condon factors are investigated for sequences of free
main-group diatomic molecules. Theory-based Condon loci
(parabolas) and Morse-potential loci are plotted on Deslandres
tables to verify if they, indeed, follow the largest Franck–Condon
factors. Then, the inclination angles of the Condon loci
are determined. Thus, entire band systems are quantified by
one variable, the angle. For all available isoelectronic sequences,
this angle increases from a central minimum toward
magic-number molecular boundaries. The theory for the Condon
locus gives the angle in terms of the ratio of the upperstate
to the lower-state force constants. It is concluded that
the periodicity is caused …