Ionization Mechanism of Rydberg Atoms in a Circularly Polarized Microwave Field
- 6 March 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 74 (10) , 1720-1723
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.74.1720
Abstract
Placing a hydrogen atom in a circularly polarized microwave field exposes it to velocity-dependent forces that open new routes to chaotic ionization, access to which is controlled by the details of state preparation.Keywords
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