The photoelectric effect in external fields
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Atoms and negative ions interacting with laser photons yield a coherent source of photoelectrons. Applying external fields to photoelectrons gives rise to interesting and valuable interference phenomena. We analyze the spatial distribution of the photocurrent using elementary quantum methods. The photoelectric effect is shown to be an interesting example for the use of coherent particle sources in quantum mechanics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0601149,
title = {The photoelectric effect in external fields},
author = {Christian Bracher and John B. Delos and Vassiliki Kanellopoulos and Manfred Kleber and Tobias Kramer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0601149},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Contribution to the Einstein special issue, slightly updated references