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Phys. Rev. Lett. 42, 1127–1130 (1979)

Free-Free Transitions Following Six-Photon Ionization of Xenon Atoms

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P. Agostini, F. Fabre, G. Mainfray, and G. Petite
Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay, Service de Physique Atomique, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

N. K. Rahman
Laboratorio di Chimica Quantistica ed Energetica Molecolare del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 56100 Pisa 35, Italy

Received 29 January 1979; published in the issue dated 23 April 1979

The energy spectrum of electrons produced by multiphoton ionization of xenon atoms has been analyzed with a retarding potential technique. We have shown that the discrete absorption of photons above the six-photon ionization threshold was observable under specified conditions. A simple model based upon inverse bremsstrahlung gives a resonable agreement with the experiments.

© 1979 The American Physical Society

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