Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 11, 1126003(2023)

Effect of Laser Ellipticity on Nonsequential Double Ionization of Ar Atoms in Counter-rotating Two-color Elliptically Polarized Laser Fields

Cheng HUANG1, Jie SU1, Jianying LIAO1, Zichao LIU1, Tongtong HE1, and Yingbin LI2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physical Science and Technology,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China
  • 2College of Physics and Electronic Engineering,Xinyang Normal University,Xinyang 464000,China
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    Received: Apr. 7, 2023

    Accepted: May. 16, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 22, 2023

    The Author Email: Yingbin LI (liyingbin2008@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235211.1126003

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