Abstract
Shot-by-shot photoelectron spectroscopy has been performed to study the three-photon double ionization of Ar in intense extreme-ultraviolet free-electron laser fields over a photon energy range of 19.6-22.0 eV. It is found that the double ionization to Ar2+ 3p-2 proceeds sequentially via the formation of singly charged Ar+ 3p-1 states and is enhanced around photon energies of 20.5 and 21.5 eV. Two types of resonance are identified in the two-photon ionization of the Ar+ 3p-1 states: (i) resonances to intermediate states at the one-photon energy level and (ii) those to autoionizing states above the Ar+ ionization threshold.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 023421 |
Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013/08/23 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics