DICHROISM IN (E,2E) IONIZING COLLISIONS WITH LASER-ORIENTED SODIUM ATOMS

Authors
BERAKDAR J DORN A ELLIOTT A LOWER J WEIGOLD E
Citation
J. Berakdar et al., DICHROISM IN (E,2E) IONIZING COLLISIONS WITH LASER-ORIENTED SODIUM ATOMS, Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena, 88, 1998, pp. 59-64
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy
Journal title
Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena → ACNP
ISSN journal
03682048
Volume
88
Year of publication
1998
Pages
59 - 64
Database
ISI
SICI code
0368-2048(1998)88:<59:DI(ICW>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The first experimental observation of 'orientational dichroism' in ele ctron impact-induced ionization is discussed. (e,2e) experiments on pu re angular momentum states of sodium, excited by right-and left-handed circularly polarized laser light, show that the angular distributions of the final state electron pair are strongly dependent on initial st ate orientation of the target. Comparison with calculation demonstrate s the dependence of the dichroism on details of the scattering dynamic s. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.