Abstract
The first experimental data are given for () ionization from laser-aligned atoms. A linearly polarized laser excited Mg atoms to the state prior to ionization by low energy electrons. The scattered and ejected electrons were detected in coincidence and the differential cross section determined for a range of alignment angles. An asymmetric coplanar geometry was used, with one electron fixed and the other detected at different angles. The data are compared to that from the spherically symmetric state. Significant differences are found, in both magnitude and angular distribution.
- Received 5 January 2011
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.123201
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