Electron correlation dynamics of strong-field double ionization of atoms below recollision threshold

In recent combined experimental and theoretical study we have explored nonsequential double ionization of neon and argon atoms in the infrared light field (800nm) below the recollision threshold. We find that the two-electron correlation dynamics depends on atomic structure- side-by-side emission (correlation) for Ne and back-to-back emission (anticorrelation) for argon atoms. This can be explained theoretically within our three dimensional classical model calculation including tunnelling effect. The multiple recollisions as well as recollision-induced-excitation-tunnelling (RIET) effect dominate the anticorrelation of argon, whereas the laser-assisted instantaneous recollision dominates the correlation of neon.