Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 13, 1302001(2022)

Wavelength-Dependent Non-Sequential Double Ionization of Diatomic Molecules N2 and O2 in Intense Femtosecond Laser Fields

Zhiyang Lin* and You Chen
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  • College of Information Science and Engineering, Fujian Key Laboratory of Optical Beam Transmission and Transformation, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian , China
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    Category: Atomic and Molecular Physics

    Received: Jan. 24, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 7, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Lin Zhiyang (suthing@hqu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1302001

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