Intensity-dependent two-electron emission dynamics in nonsequential double ionization by counter-rotating two-color circularly polarized laser fields.

Abstract

Nonsequential double ionization of helium in counter-rotating two-color circularly polarized laser fields is investigated with a three-dimensional classical ensemble model. At moderate intensity, the momentum distribution of the two electrons shows a maximum in the middle of each side of the triangle of the negative vector potential. At high intensity, the momentum distribution exhibits a double-triangle structure, which is attributed to the different values of the laser intensity where the two electrons are released after recollision. At low intensity, the momentum distribution shows a shift deviating from the middle of the side of the triangle of the negative vector potential. This is because the first electrons are emitted within a narrow time window after the field maximum. In addition, at low intensity, double-recollision events and NSDI originating from doubly excited states induced by recollision are prevalent.