Two-photon ionization of trivalent atoms as a source of polarized electrons

1 October 1973

journal article
Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics

Vol. 6 (10) , L280-L283
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3700/6/10/002

Abstract

It is argued that photo-electrons emitted from trivalent atoms in a two-photon ionization process are totally polarized if the incident light is of total circular polarization and its wavelength matches the resonance condition for the transition between ground state (n²P₁2/) and the first excited state (n+1)²S₁2/. The estimated photoionization yield compares favourably with that of the analogous process in alkali atoms. Some of the most important conditions for a successful experiment are considered.

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