SUPPRESSION OF IONIZATION IN STRONG LASER FIELDS

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作者
BURNETT, K [1 ]
KNIGHT, PL [1 ]
PIRAUX, BRM [1 ]
REED, VC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI & TECHNOL,BLACKETT LAB,LONDON SW7 2BZ,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.301
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We analyze the excitation of atoms by intense pulsed laser fields and describe the formation of spatially extended wave packets and substantial inhibition of ionization. A number of physical effects lead to inhibited ionization: We establish through a combination of numerical and analytical methods that one such effect is Raman mixing of intermediate Rydberg levels.
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