Probing the evolution of Stark wave packets by a weak half cycle pulse
Quantum Physics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We probe the dynamic evolution of a Stark wave packet in cesium using weak half-cycle pulses (HCP's). The state-selective field ionization(SSFI) spectra taken as a function of HCP delay reveal wave packet dynamics such as Kepler beats, Stark revivals and fractional revivals. A quantum-mechanical simulation explains the results as multi-mode interference induced by the HCP.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0407105,
title = {Probing the evolution of Stark wave packets by a weak half cycle pulse},
author = {H. Wen and S. N. Pisharody and J. M. Murray and P. H. Bucksbaum},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0407105},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, incl. 3 figures, submitted to PRA