Received 20 January 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.103.029901©2021 American Physical SocietyPhysics Subject Headings (PhySH)Research AreasAtomic & molecular collisionsElectronic transitionsLaser-cluster interactionLight-matter interactionNonlinear phenomena in plasmasScattering of atoms, molecules, clusters ionsPlasma PhysicsAtomic, Molecular Optical