Complete photoionization experiment in the region of the 2σg→σu shape resonance of the N2 molecule

Angular distributions of photoelectrons (ADPs) from the 2σg shell of a fixed-in-space N2 molecule have been measured for left- and right-elliptically polarized, as well as for linearly polarized, light. From these data a set of dipole matrix elements and phase shift differences characterizing the process has been determined taking into account the acceptance angles of both electron and ion detectors, i.e. the complete experiment has been performed. Good agreement between the experimental and the relevant theoretical values calculated in the random phase approximation is obtained. Based on the results of the complete experiment, three-dimensional ADPs and ions are predicted for different light polarizations. (author)