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Double-slit photoelectron interference in strong-field ionization of the neon dimer

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  • Maksim Kunitski

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Nicolas Eicke

    (Leibniz Universität Hannover)

  • Pia Huber

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Jonas Köhler

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Stefan Zeller

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Jörg Voigtsberger

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Nikolai Schlott

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Kevin Henrichs

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Hendrik Sann

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Florian Trinter

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Lothar Ph. H. Schmidt

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Anton Kalinin

    (GSI-Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research)

  • Markus S. Schöffler

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Till Jahnke

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

  • Manfred Lein

    (Leibniz Universität Hannover)

  • Reinhard Dörner

    (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)

Abstract

Wave-particle duality is an inherent peculiarity of the quantum world. The double-slit experiment has been frequently used for understanding different aspects of this fundamental concept. The occurrence of interference rests on the lack of which-way information and on the absence of decoherence mechanisms, which could scramble the wave fronts. Here, we report on the observation of two-center interference in the molecular-frame photoelectron momentum distribution upon ionization of the neon dimer by a strong laser field. Postselection of ions, which are measured in coincidence with electrons, allows choosing the symmetry of the residual ion, leading to observation of both, gerade and ungerade, types of interference.

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  • Maksim Kunitski & Nicolas Eicke & Pia Huber & Jonas Köhler & Stefan Zeller & Jörg Voigtsberger & Nikolai Schlott & Kevin Henrichs & Hendrik Sann & Florian Trinter & Lothar Ph. H. Schmidt & Anton Kalin, 2019. "Double-slit photoelectron interference in strong-field ionization of the neon dimer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-07882-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07882-8
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