Nondipole Effects in Photo-Double-Ionization of He by a vuv Photon

Abstract

We present a dynamical model-independent, ab initio parametrization of the quadrupole transition amplitude for photo-double-ionization of He. An asymmetry of the triple differential cross section induced by the nondipole corrections is discussed and shown to be significant even for an excess energy as low as 80 eV. We provide predictions for two different kinds of experiments in which nondipole effects should be observable with current experimental capabilities.