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Excitation and ionization of Rydberg atoms by short half-cycle pulses
A. KulshI. Bersonssubject
PhysicsPeriod (periodic table)Half cycleIonizationRydberg atomSemiclassical physicsPhysics::Atomic PhysicsIrradiationAtomic physicsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsExcitationPulse (physics)description
Simple semiclassical formulas are derived for the probability of excitation and ionization of Rydberg atoms irradiated by a half-cycle pulse whose duration is shorter than the Kepler period. The calculated ionization probabilities are in good agreement with the experimental data of Jones, You, and Bucksbaum [Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 1236 (1993)] and with previous calculations.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-02-01 | Physical Review A |