Interpretation of momentum distribution of recoil ions from laser-induced nonsequential double ionization by semiclassical rescattering model

Abstract

Using a semiclassical rescattering model, the momentum distribution of recoil ions from laser-induced nonsequential double ionization is obtained and the result is consistent with the experiment reported recently. We show that the characteristic double-hump structure of the recoil momentum distribution of the ${\mathrm{He}}^{2+}$ ion parallel to the polarization axis is just the consequence of the rescattering dynamic of nonsequential double ionization and the acceleration of the ions in the laser field.