New states of hydrogen in a circularly polarized electromagnetic field

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作者
Kalinski, M
Eberly, JH
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[1] Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2420
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We predict the existence in hydrogen of stable nonspreading Rydberg wave packet states that have no classical counterparts. We show their time-dependent creation from circular Rydberg states in numerical simulations. These states are both angularly and radially localized exactly in antiphase from the corresponding nonspreading (so-called Trojan) packet position and are stabilized by quantum interference.
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