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Adiabatic stabilization of a circular state: theory compared to experiment

Atomic Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

The probability that an atom of hydrogen, initially in the 5g(m=4) state, survives a 90-fs pulse of 620 nm wavelength is calculated both by direct integration of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation and by a Floquet calculation. The two methods give virtually identical results. The survival probability calculated for a one-electron model of neon, for the same initial state, pulse duration and wavelength, is in fair quantitative agreement with the experimental data of van Druten et al [Phys. Rev. A 55, 622 (1997)].

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@article{arxiv.physics/9805036,
  title  = {Adiabatic stabilization of a circular state: theory compared to experiment},
  author = {B. Piraux and R. M. Potvliege},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9805036},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

10 pages including 3 Postscript figures. Uses RevTeX and epsfig. To be published in Physical Review A (1998)

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