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Semiclassical interferences and catastrophes in the ionization of Rydberg atoms by half-cycle pulses

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G. Alber, O. Zobay

Quantum Physics · Submitted 30 Jul 1999

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The authors' main claim Characteristic novel phenomena observable in these spectra such as interference oscillations and semiclassical glory and rainbow scattering are discussed and related to the underlying classical dynamics of the Rydberg electron.

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CitationG. Alber, O. Zobay. "Semiclassical interferences and catastrophes in the ionization of Rydberg atoms by half-cycle pulses." arXiv:quant-ph/9907106 (1999). https://pith.science/paper/PYWEX43D
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A multi-dimensional semiclassical description of excitation of a Rydberg electron by half-cycle pulses is developed and applied to the study of energy- and angle-resolved ionization spectra. Characteristic novel phenomena observable in these spectra such as interference oscillations and semiclassical glory and rainbow scattering are discussed and related to the underlying classical dynamics of the Rydberg electron. Modifications to the predictions of the impulse approximation are examined that arise due to finite pulse durations.

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s1 Characteristic novel phenomena observable in these spectra such as interference oscillations and semiclassical glory and rainbow scattering are discussed and related to the underlying classical dynamics of the Rydberg electron. interpretation 0.41 0.65 0.30 asserted 0.83
s2 Modifications to the predictions of the impulse approximation are examined that arise due to finite pulse durations. contribution 0.88 0.75 0.10 asserted 0.75

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A multi-dimensional semiclassical description of excitation of a Rydberg electron by half-cycle pulses is developed and applied to the study of energy- and angle-resolved ionization spectra. Characteristic novel phenomena observable in these spectra such as interference oscillations and semiclassical glory and rainbow scattering are discussed and related to the underlying classical dynamics of the Rydberg electron. Modifications to the predictions of the impulse approximation are examined that arise due to finite pulse durations.

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