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Correlated momentum and kinetic energy distributions of two photoelectrons in laser-assisted two-color two-photon double ionization of helium are investigated by numerically solving a one-plus-one dimensional time-dependent Schrödinger equation (TDSE). We find that the weak assisting laser field can act as an energy transferring field, resulting in burst of double ionization triggered by the intense extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulse. More importantly, the participation of the laser photon into the double ionization reshapes the correlation patterns in the momentum and kinetic energy distributions. The laser photon can be absorbed by any one of the two electrons, providing two channels that induces destructive interference in the correlated momentum and kinetic energy distributions, which is never found in previous work.
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National Natural Science Foundation, China (11674257, 11604248, 11874019); Program for Distinguished Middle-aged and Young Innovative Research Team in Higher Education of Hubei, China (T201806); Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, China (2020CFA082).
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Zhu, Z., Liu, K., Zhang, X. et al. Laser-assisted two-color two-photon double ionization of helium atoms. Opt Quant Electron 53, 636 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-03266-3
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