Exact Results for the Ionization of a Model Quantum System
Abstract
We prove that a model atom having one bound state will be fully ionized by a time periodic potential of arbitrary strength r and frequency omega. Starting with the system in the bound state, the survival probability is for small r given by exp(-Gamma t) for times of order GAMMA^(-1)~r^(-2n) where n is the minimum number of 'photons' required for ionization (with large modifications at resonances). For late times the decay is as t^(-3) with the power law modulated by oscillations. As r increases, the time over which there is exponential decay becomes shorter and the power law behaviour starts earlier. Results are for a parametrically excited one-dimensional system with zero-range potential but comparison with analyticalworks and with experiments indicates that many features are general.
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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0608039,
title = {Exact Results for the Ionization of a Model Quantum System},
author = {O. Costin and A. Rokhlenko and J. Lebowitz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0608039},
year = {2007}
}