Probing double Rydberg wave packets in a helium atom with fast single-cycle pulses
Journal Article
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· Physical Review A
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). Purdue Quantum Center
Fully quantum and classical calculations on a helium atom with two excited, radially localized Rydberg wave packets are performed. The differences between classical and quantum methods are compared for a wide range of principal quantum numbers to study the validity of the classical method for low-lying states. Furthermore, the effects of fast terahertz single-cycle pulses on an atomic system with one or two Rydberg wave packets are also studied using classical equations of motion. These results suggest that single-cycle pulses can be used as time-resolved probes to detect motion of the wave packets and to investigate autoionization properties.
- Research Organization:
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012193
- OSTI ID:
- 1540658
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1399066
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A, Vol. 96, Issue 4; ISSN 2469-9926
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Cited by: 4 works
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