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arXiv:1007.1416 · Physical Review Letters

Two-Center Resonant Photoionization

Bennaceur Najjari, Alexander B Voitkiv, Carsten Müller

Published Oct 5, 2010• 60 citations
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Abstract

Photoionization of an atom A, in the presence of a neighboring atom B, can proceed both directly and via resonant excitation of B with subsequent energy transfer to A through two-center electron-electron correlation. We show that in such a case the photoionization process can be very strongly enhanced and acquire interesting characteristic features, both in its time development and the electron spectrum.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.105.153002

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