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Observation of the phase lag in the asymmetric photoelectron angular distributions of atomic barium
Rekishu Yamazaki1, D S Elliott
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
Abstract:
We have observed and measured the phase lag in the phase-dependent variation of the asymmetric photoelectron angular distribution of atomic barium. For these measurements, we photoionize the 6s6p(1)P(1) intermediate state of barium with concurrent one-photon and two-photon (omega-2omega) interactions. The laser interactions ionize the atoms in the vicinity of the series of autoionizing states converging upon the 5d(2)D(5/2) threshold. We study the variation of the phase lag as a function of the laser frequency. The variation shows strong correlation to the location of the autoionizing resonances, with full range exceeding 2pi, confirming the critical role of these resonances.
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