ATOMS IN STRONG OPTICAL-FIELDS - EVOLUTION FROM MULTIPHOTON TO TUNNEL IONIZATION

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MEVEL, E [1 ]
BREGER, P [1 ]
TRAINHAM, R [1 ]
PETITE, G [1 ]
AGOSTINI, P [1 ]
MIGUS, A [1 ]
CHAMBARET, JP [1 ]
ANTONETTI, A [1 ]
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[1] ECOLE POLYTECH,ECOLE NATL SUPER TECH AVANCEES,OPT APPL LAB,F-91120 PALAISEAU,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.406
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O4 [物理学];
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Electron energy spectra from ionization of the noble gases by 61 7-nm, 100-fs intense laser pulses show that the periodical double structure of narrow Stark-induced resonances and above-threshold ionization disappears gradually from xenon to helium. This implies that shifts and widths become of the order of the atomic-orbital frequencies, as expected at the onset of the tunneling regime.
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