Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 173001 (2001) [4 pages]Determination of the Phase Difference between Even and Odd Continuum Wave Functions in Atoms through Quantum Interference MeasurementsReceived 14 May 2001; published 4 October 2001 We establish a technique for the determination of the phase difference between even and odd parity continuum wave functions in atoms. This determination is based upon our detailed measurements of a quantum mechanical interference between two photoionization processes using a two-color laser field. We present our measurement of the phase difference between the continuum p and d waves in atomic rubidium, which is in good agreement with the expected value. © 2001 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.173001
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.173001
PACS:
32.80.Qk, 32.10.-f, 32.80.Rm
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