Microwave ionization of an atomic electron wave packet.
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A short microwave pulse is used to ionize a lithium Rydberg wave packet launched from the core at a well-defined phase of the field. We observe a strong dependence on the relative phase between the motion of the wave packet and the oscillations of the field. This phase dependent ionization is also studied as a function of the relative frequency. Our experimental observations are in good qualitative agreement with a one-dimensional classical model of wave packet ionization.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 87 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001