title: Laser-enabled Auger decay in rare-gas atoms.
abstract: In rare-gas atoms, Auger decay in which an inner-valence shell ns hole is filled is not energetically allowed. However, in the presence of a strong laser field, a new laser-enabled Auger decay channel can open up to increase the double-ionization yield. This process is efficient at high laser intensities, where an ns hole can be filled within a few femtoseconds of its creation. This novel laser-enabled Auger decay process is of fundamental importance for controlling electron dynamics in atoms, molecules, and materials.
authors.affiliation: JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, USA. predragr@jila.colorado.edu
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authors.lastname: Ranitovic
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authors.lastname: Tong
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authors.lastname: Hogle
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authors.lastname: Zhou
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authors.lastname: Liu
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authors.lastname: Toshima
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authors.lastname: Murnane
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