Multiphoton ionization of many-electron atoms
Anne L'Huillier
Service de Physique des Atomes et des Surfaces, C.E.N.-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Search for more papers by this authorLars Jönsson
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorGöran Wendin
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorAnne L'Huillier
Service de Physique des Atomes et des Surfaces, C.E.N.-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Search for more papers by this authorLars Jönsson
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorGöran Wendin
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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We review the main experimental results obtained in the multielectron multiphoton ionization of rare gases. Multiple ionization is interpretated as a sequential process. We study the influence of many-electron effects in multiphoton ionization within the framework of the random phase approximation. This is applied to a calculation of the two-photon ionization cross section of xenon. Finally, the role of screening effects in the multiphoton stripping of heavy atoms (Xe) is estimated.
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