DYNAMIC TUNNELING IONIZATION OF EXCITED HYDROGEN-ATOMS - A PRECISE EXPERIMENT VERSUS THEORIES

被引:39
作者
SAUER, BE [1 ]
YOAKUM, S [1 ]
MOORMAN, L [1 ]
KOCH, PM [1 ]
RICHARDS, D [1 ]
DANDO, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] OPEN UNIV,FAC MATH,MILTON KEYNES MK7 6AA,BUCKS,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.468
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
New data for n0 = 24,...,32 H atoms ionized by a linearly polarized, 9.908-GHz electric field are compared with calculations. Being more precise than laser multiphoton ionization experiments with tightly bound atoms, our experiments distinguish between tunneling through and classical escape over a slowly oscillating barrier and between one- and many-state dynamical processes. Formulas used to interpret low-frequency laser multiphoton ionization data poorly describe our results. Our data delineate ranges of validity of other partly successful models and are best reproduced by a new 3D semiclassical model.
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页码:468 / 471
页数:4
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