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Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 3269–3272 (1990)

Nonperturbative approach to atomic multiphoton processes under intense, short laser pulses

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X. Tang, H. Rudolph, and P. Lambropoulos
Department of Physics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-0484

Received 2 July 1990; published in the issue dated 24 December 1990

We have developed a new method and the necessary numerical procedures to solve the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for an atom in intense laser fields. This method allows us to obtain not only the total ionization rate, but also the emitted photoelectron spectrum. We report nonperturbative calculations at high intensity with extensions of the method to systems including a realistic pulse shape. The influence of the resonant intermediate states is seen in the total ionization rate as well as the photoelectron spectrum, and nonlinear ac Stark shifts are found at higher intensities.

© 1990 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3269
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3269
PACS:
32.80.Rm, 32.80.Fb