Alteration of the lifetimes of autoionizing Rydberg states by a circularly polarized microwave field

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作者
Jones, RR [1 ]
Fu, P [1 ]
Gallagher, TF [1 ]
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[1] UNIV VIRGINIA,DEPT PHYS,CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA 22901
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10.1063/1.473453
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Autoionizing Rydberg states in zero field exhibit lifetimes scaling as the cube of the principal quantum number, n(3), but in a linearly polarized static or microwave field the lifetimes scale as n(4) due to l mixing. To mimic the effects of collisions with charged particles we have examined the effect of a circularly polarized field on the decay rate and find longer lifetimes than in a linearly polarized field, but not an n(5) dependence. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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