TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-source double-slit interference in angle-resolved high-energy above-threshold ionization spectra of diatoms
AU - Okunishi, M.
AU - Itaya, R.
AU - Shimada, K.
AU - Prümper, G.
AU - Ueda, K.
AU - Busuladz̀ić, M.
AU - Gazibegović-Busuladz̀ić, A.
AU - Milos̀ević, D. B.
AU - Becker, W.
PY - 2009/8/6
Y1 - 2009/8/6
N2 - When an electron from a diatomic molecule undergoes tunneling-rescattering ionization, a novel form of destructive interference can be realized that involves all four geometric orbits that are available to the electron when it is freed, because both ionization and rescattering may take place at the same or at different centers. We find experimentally and confirm theoretically that in orientation-averaged angle-resolved high-order above-threshold ionization spectra the corresponding destructive interference is visible for O2 but not for N2. This effect is different from the suppression of ionization that is well known to occur for O2.
AB - When an electron from a diatomic molecule undergoes tunneling-rescattering ionization, a novel form of destructive interference can be realized that involves all four geometric orbits that are available to the electron when it is freed, because both ionization and rescattering may take place at the same or at different centers. We find experimentally and confirm theoretically that in orientation-averaged angle-resolved high-order above-threshold ionization spectra the corresponding destructive interference is visible for O2 but not for N2. This effect is different from the suppression of ionization that is well known to occur for O2.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.043001
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.043001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:68749108421
VL - 103
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 4
M1 - 043001
ER -