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

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 Kalinin, Markus S. Schöffler, Till Jahnke, Manfred Lein and Reinhard Dörner ()
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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

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2019
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