In-plane theory of nonsequential triple ionization.
We describe first-principles in-plane calculations of nonsequential triple ionization 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 780 nm laser pulse. Nonsequential ejection is shown to occur in a multielectron, possibly multicycle and multidimensional, rescattering sequence that is coordinated by a number of sharp transverse recollimation impacts.
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Phay J
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester New York 14627, USA. phayho@pas.rochester.edu
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