Theoretical study of spin polarization in multiphoton ionization of Xe

Spin polarization in the multiphoton above-threshold ionization of 5p(3/2)- and 5p(1/2)-electrons of Xe with intense 395nm, circularly polarized laser pulses, is investigated theoretically. For this purpose, we solve the time-dependent Schrodinger equation on the basis of spherical spinors. We, thus, simultaneously propagate the spin-up and spin-down single-active-electron wave packets, driven by the laser pulses in the ionic potential, which includes the spin-orbit interaction explicitly. The present theoretical results are in good agreement with the recent experimental results.

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The spin polarization of 5p(3/2)- and 5p(1/2)-electrons in Xe under intense 395nm circularly polarized laser pulses during multiphoton above-threshold ionization is theoretically investigated. The time-dependent Schrodinger equation is solved using spherical spinors to simultaneously propagate the spin-up and spin-down single-active-electron wave packets, considering the spin-orbit interaction explicitly in the ionic potential. The theoretical results agree well with recent experimental results.