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J Phys Chem A. 2018 Oct 18;122(41):8107-8113. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b06673. Epub 2018 Oct 09.

Comparison of Electron and Ion Emission from Xenon Cluster-Induced Ignition of Helium Nanodroplets.

The journal of physical chemistry. A

Michael Kelbg, Andreas Heidenreich, Lev Kazak, Michael Zabel, Bennet Krebs, Karl-Heinz Meiwes-Broer, Josef Tiggesbäumker

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Physics , University of Rostock , Rostock 18059 , Germany.
  2. Kimika Fakultatea , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) , P.K. 1072, Donostia 20018 , Spain.
  3. IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science , Bilbao 48013 , Spain.
  4. Department Life, Light and Matter , University of Rostock , Rostock 18059 , Germany.

PMID: 30239204 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b06673

Abstract

The charging dynamics of helium droplets driven by embedded xenon cluster ignition in strong laser fields is studied by comparing the abundances of helium and highly charged Xe ions to the electron signal. Femtosecond pump-probe experiments show that near the optimal delay for highly charged xenon the electron yield increases, especially at low energies. The electron signature can be traced back to the ionization of the helium environment by Xe seed electrons. Accompanying molecular dynamics simulations suggest a two-step ionization scenario in the Xe-He core-shell system. In contrast to xenon, the experimental signal of the helium ions, as well as low-energy electron emission show a deviating delay dependence, indicating differences in the temporal and spacial development of the charge state distribution of Xe core and He surrounding. From the pump-probe dependence of the electron emission, effective temperatures can be extracted, indicating the nanoplasma decay.

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