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We present a theory illuminating the cross-over from strong-field tunnelling ionization to weak-field multiphoton ionization in the interaction of a classical laser field with a hydrogen atom. A simple formula is derived in which the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 Michael Klaiber , John S Briggs

A theoretical framework for studying strong-field ionization of aligned molecules is presented, and alignment-dependent ionization yields are computed for CO2. Our calculations are in unprecedented agreement with recent experiments. We find…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-06-17 M. Abu-samha , L. B. Madsen

Laser-induced ionization is a fundamental tool for the frequency conversion of lasers into spectral regions so far inaccessible, including both extreme ultraviolet and terahertz. The low-frequency currents induced by laser-driven ionization…

We demonstrate that strong-field ionization of atoms driven by circularly polarized light becomes an adiabatic process when described in the frame rotating with the laser field. As a direct consequence, a conservation law emerges: in the…

Self-trapping and acceleration of ions in laser-driven relativistically transparent plasma are investigated with the help of particle-in-cell simulations. A theoretical model based on ion wave breaking is established in describing ion…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-04-02 B. Liu , J. Meyer-ter-Vehn , H. Ruhl

In this paper, we study the laser cooling mechanisms with a new quantum theory approach by applying a new Schrodinger equation, which can describe a particle in conservative and non-conservative force field. With the new theory, we prove…

Imposing an external magnetic field in short-pulse intense laser-plasma interaction is of broad scientific interest in related plasma research areas. We propose a simple method using a virtual current layer by introducing an extra current…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-09-17 K. Jiang , C. T. Zhou , S. Z. Wu , H. Zhang , C. N. Wu , T. Y. Long , L. Li , T. W. Huang , L. B. Ju , B. Qiao , M. Y. Yu , S. P. Zhu , S. C. Ruan

The resources needed for Particle in Cell simulations of Laser Wakefield Acceleration can be greatly reduced in many cases of interest using an envelope model. However, the inclusion of tunneling ionization in this time averaged treatment…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-04-28 Francesco Massimo , Arnaud Beck , Julien Dérouillat , Imen Zemzemi , Arnd Specka

We theoretically analyze the quantum vortices - the zeros of electron wave function which are formed through atom ionization by ultrashort laser pulse. In 2D space we consider the case of above-threshold ionization of hydrogen atom and in…

A simple theory of the Rydberg atoms ionisation by electromagnetic pulses and microwave field is presented. The analysis is based on the scale transformation which reduces the number of parameters and reveals the functional dependencies of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Kaulakys , G. Vilutis

Photoionization of an atom $A$ by a strong laser field in the presence of a spatially well-separated neighboring atom $B$ is considered. The laser field frequency is assumed to lie below the ionization potential of atom $A$ and be resonant…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-10-03 J. Fedyk , A. B. Voitkiv , C. Müller

We report the breakdown of the electric dipole approximation in the long-wavelength limit in strong-field ionization with linearly polarized few-cycle mid-infrared laser pulses at intensities on the order of 10$^{13}$ W/cm$^2$.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-12-16 A. Ludwig , J. Maurer , B. W. Mayer , C. R. Phillips , L. Gallmann , U. Keller

We describe an approach defining instantaneous ionization rate (IIR) as a functional derivative of the total ionization probability. The definition is based on physical quantities which are directly measurable, such as the total ionization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-07 I. A. Ivanov , C. Hofmann , L. Ortmann , A. S. Landsman , Chang Hee Nam , Kyung Taec Kim

Diatomic molecules (e.g., O$_2$) in intense laser field exhibit a peculiar suppressed ionization behavior compared to their companion atoms. Several physical models have been proposed to account for this suppression while no consensus has…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2011-11-15 Z. Lin , X. Y. Jia , C. Wang , Z. Hu , H. Kang , W. Quan , X. Y. Lai , X. Liu , J. Chen , B. Zeng , W. Chu , J. P. Yao , Y. Cheng , Z. Z. Xu

A formula for the ionization rate in extremely intense electromagnetic field is proposed and used for numerical study of QED (quantum-electrodynamical) cascades in noble gases in the field of two counter-propagating laser pulses. It is…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-09-13 I. I. Artemenko , I. Yu. Kostyukov

This work investigates the motion of a non-relativistic charged particle within the spacetime of a global monopole. We introduce the Schr\"odinger equation to describe the particle's motion with two interactions by considering the Kratzer…

A perturbative study of the Schr\"{o}dinger equation in a strong electromagnetic field with dipole approximation is accomplished in the Kramers-Henneberger frame. A prove that just odd harmonics appear in the spectrum for a linear polarized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Marco Frasca

The vacuum of quantum electrodynamics is unstable against the formation of many-body states in the presence of an external electric field, manifesting itself as the creation of electron-positron pairs (Schwinger effect). This effect has…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-07-01 Florian Hebenstreit

The inelastic interaction between heavy ions and an electron plasma in the presence of an intense radiation field (RF) is investigated. The stopping power of the test ion averaged with a period of the RF has been calculated assuming that…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2011-11-15 H. B. Nersisyan , C. Deutsch