Correlation effects in two-photon single and double ionization of helium

Abstract

We study the effects of two-photon absorption in the region of the double continuum of helium, with extreme ultraviolet (xuv) laser fields. The nonrelativistic time-dependent Schroedinger equation is solved for the two active electron systems, interacting with strong laser pulses. The dynamic calculations include electronic correlations. The final double continuum states are calculated by treating the electronic term 1/r{sub 12} within the zero- and first-order perturbation theory. We calculate the total single and double ionization probabilities and cross sections for photon energies of 45 and 57 eV, as well as the electron energy distributions in the double continuum. The effects of electronic correlations are discussed in the context of ultrashort pulses.