Multiphoton Rabi oscillations of correlated electrons in strong-field nonsequential double ionization

作者:Liao Qing; Zhou Yueming; Huang Cheng; Lu Peixiang*
来源:New Journal of Physics, 2012, 14(1): 013001.
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/14/1/013001

摘要

With quantum calculations, we have investigated the multiphoton nonsequential double ionization of helium atoms in intense laser fields at ultraviolet wavelengths. Very surprisingly, we found a so-far unobserved double-circle structure in the correlated electron momentum spectra. The double-circle structure essentially reveals multiphoton Rabi oscillations of two electrons, which are strongly supported by the oscillating population of a certain doubly excited state and by the oscillating double ionization signals. This two-electron multiphoton Rabi effect provides a profound understanding of electronic correlations and complicated multiphoton phenomena and is expected to be a new tool for broad applications, such as quantum coherent control.