Dynamics of Correlated Double-Ionization of Two-Electron Quantum Dots in Laser Fields

Using an ab initio, time-dependent calculational method, we study the non-linear dynamics of a two-electron quantum dot in the presence of ultrashort Thz laser pulses. The analysis of the contribution of the various partial waves to two-electron joint radial and energy distribution patterns revealed...

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Main Authors: Adam Prior, Lampros A. A. Nikolopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/4/1405
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Summary:Using an ab initio, time-dependent calculational method, we study the non-linear dynamics of a two-electron quantum dot in the presence of ultrashort Thz laser pulses. The analysis of the contribution of the various partial waves to two-electron joint radial and energy distribution patterns revealed strongly correlated electron ejection channels. In the double-ionization process, regardless of the photon energy, the two-electron wave packets are born and remain concentrated until the pulse’s peak; at later times, and depending on the photon energy of the field, distinctly different patterns emerge. Our calculations also showed the gradual transition of the radial and energy patterns from a single-peak to a doubly peaked structure, associated with the direct and the sequential double-ionization mechanisms, respectively.
ISSN:1996-1944