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Phys. Rev. Lett. 41, 1463–1467 (1978)

Observation of Electric-Field-Induced Resonances above the Ionization Limit in a One-Electron Atom

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R. R. Freeman, N. P. Economou, and G. C. Bjorklund
Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733

K. T. Lu
Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

Received 19 April 1978; published in the issue dated 20 November 1978

Measurements of the relative photoionization cross sections of Rb in the presence of various strengths of external electric fields are reported. Systematic, field-dependent, resonance structure is observed not only for energies above the classical field-ionization limit, but above the zero-field ionization limit as well. A striking dependence of the cross section upon light polarization is also observed.

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