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Journal of Physics Conference Series

A Systematic Study of Interference Effects in Non-Sequential Double Ionisation

Andrew Maxwell, Carla Figueira de Morisson Faria

Published Sep 7, 2015• 0 citations
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Abstract

We perform a detailed study of interference in time-delayed NSDI showing significant effects on the momentum dependent transition amplitude. We also provide analytical arguments to back up our findings.
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/635/9/092136

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