Nondispersing Wave Packets in Two-Electron Atoms: Atomic Mode Locking by Loss Modulation
- 19 June 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 74 (25) , 5009-5012
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.74.5009
Abstract
We show how an external field can modify wave packet dynamics in two-electron atoms. The method provides a realistic scheme for creating nondispersing, slowly decaying radial wave packets. An analogy with mode locking in lasers and the idea of a quantum shutter are discussed.Keywords
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