Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 21, 2102002(2022)

Nonsequential Double Ionization of Molecules in Counter-Rotating Two-Color Circularly Polarized Laser Fields

Zhen Guo, Lihua Bai*, Keying Liu, and Yanwen Shen
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Atomic and Molecular Physics

    Received: Mar. 16, 2022

    Accepted: May. 23, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 4, 2022

    The Author Email: Bai Lihua (lhbai@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2102002

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