DYNAMICS OF A ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL AND A 3-DIMENSIONAL HYDROGEN-ATOM IN AN INTENSE HIGH-FREQUENCY SHORT-PULSE LASER

We present nonperturbative calculations of ionizing and trapping probabilities for a one-dimensional model and a three-dimensional hydrogen atom in an intense high-frequency Gaussian-pulsed laser field. Investigating the dynamics of the ionization process (for one- and two-photon ionization), we find that only for extremely short pulses, especially for hydrogen, does the system have a significant probability of surviving at the end of the pulse, leading to the phenomenon of atomic stabilization with respect to ionization. We also find that a one-dimensional model has a higher survival probability at the end of a Gaussian pulse, as compared to the three-dimensional hydrogen atom.