Systematic analysis of double-ionization dynamics based on four-body Dalitz plots

  • D. Fischer
  • , M. Schulz
  • , K. Schneider
  • , M. F. Ciappina
  • , T. Kirchner
  • , Ajit D Kelkar
  • , S. Hagman
  • , M. Grieser
  • , K. U. Kühnel
  • , R. Moshammer
  • , J. Ullrich

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Abstract

We report on an experimental and theoretical systematic study of double ionization of helium by ion impact in terms of four-particle Dalitz plots. Several collision systems covering a broad range of perturbation parameters η (projectile charge to speed ratio) were investigated. With increasing η we observe a systematic trend from features, characteristic to correlated double-ionization mechanisms, to signatures of higher-order processes not requiring electron-electron correlations [the mechanism called "two-step-two projectile-electron interaction" (TS-2)]. The data for the largest η can qualitatively be amazingly well described by a simple model only including the TS-2 mechanism. © 2009 The American Physical Society.
Original languageEnglish
Article number062703
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume80
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 3 2009

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