Evolution of Rydberg States in Half-cycle Pulses

Evolution of Rydberg States in Half-cycle Pulses
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Total Pages: 11
Release: 1994
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We summarize recent theoretical advances in the description of the evolution of Rydberg atoms subject to ultrashort pulses extending only a fraction of an optical cycle. We have performed classical. semiclassical and full quantum calculations in order to delineate the classical-quantum correspondence for impulsively perturbed atomic systems. We observe classical and quantum (or semiclassical) oscillations in excitation and ionization which depend on the initial state of atoms and on the strength of the perturbation. These predictions can be experimentally tested. 4 figs.

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
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Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 267
Release: 1997-11-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080561497

Praise for the Series "This volume maintains the authoritative standards of the series...The editors and publishers are to be congratulated." --M.S. Child in Physics Bulletin "Maintains the high standards of earlier volumes in the series...All the articles are written by experts in the field, and their summaries are most timely...Strongly recommended." --G. Herzberg in American Scientist

Creating and Probing Coherent Atomic States

Creating and Probing Coherent Atomic States
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Total Pages: 24
Release: 1997
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The authors present a brief review of recent experimental and theoretical time resolved studies of the evolution of atomic wavepackets. In particular, wavepackets comprising a superposition of very-high-lying Rydberg states which are created either using a short half-cycle pulse (HCP) or by rapid application of a DC field. The properties of the wavepackets are probed using a second HCP that is applied following a variable time delay and ionizes a fraction of the atoms, much like a passing-by ion in atomic collisions.

Advances In Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Advances In Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Author: Benjamin Bederson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1998-08-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780120038398

This volume contains the index for volumes 1-38 in the Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics series.

Interaction of Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses with Matter

Interaction of Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses with Matter
Author: Valeriy Astapenko
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2013-03-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642359698

The book is devoted to the theory describing the interaction of ultra-short electromagnetic pulses (USP) with matter, including both classical and quantum cases. This theme is a hot topic in modern physics because of the great achievements in generating USP. Special attention is given to the peculiarities of UPS-matter interaction. One of the important items of this book is the derivation and applications of a new formula which describes the total photo-process probability under the action of USP in the framework of perturbation theory. Strong field-matter interaction is also considered with the use of the Bloch formalism in a two-level approximation for UPS with variable characteristics.