H2+ ionization by ultra-short electromagnetic pulses investigated through a non-perturbative Coulomb-Volkov approach

The sudden Coulomb-Volkov theoretical approximation has been shown to well describe atomic ionization by intense and ultra-short electromagnetic pulses, such as pulses generated by very fast highly-charged ions. This approach is extended here to investigate single ionization of homonuclear diatomic...

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Autores principales: Rodríguez, V.D., Macri, P., Gayet, R.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09534075_v38_n15_p2775_Rodriguez
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Sumario:The sudden Coulomb-Volkov theoretical approximation has been shown to well describe atomic ionization by intense and ultra-short electromagnetic pulses, such as pulses generated by very fast highly-charged ions. This approach is extended here to investigate single ionization of homonuclear diatomic molecules by such pulses in the framework of one-active electron. Under particular conditions, a Young-like interference formula can approximately be factored out. Present calculations show interference effects originating from the molecular two-centre structure. Fivefold differential angular distributions of the ejected electron are studied as a function of the molecular orientation and internuclear distance. Both non-perturbative and perturbative regimes are examined. In the non-perturbative case, an interference pattern is visible but a main lobe, opposite to the electric field polarization direction, dominates the angular distribution. In contrast, in perturbation conditions the structure of interferences shows analogies to the Young-like interference pattern obtained in ionization of molecules by fast electron impacts. Finally, the strong dependence of these Young-like angular distributions on the internuclear distance is addressed. © 2005 IOP Publishing Ltd.