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Non-perturbative calculations for the multiphoton ionization of hydrogen and lithium atoms

Journal Article · · Bulletin of the American Physical Society
OSTI ID:281193
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Auburn Univ., AL (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Multiphoton ionization rates for the Hydrogen atom are calculated by direct solution of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for several intensities at a photon energy of 5.0 eV (KrF laser). Ionization rates for linear polarized light are extracted front the time evolution of the ground state on a 2d cylindrical coordinate lattice, while rates for circular polarized light are extracted from calculations on a 3d Cartesian coordinate lattice. Multiphoton ionization rates for the Lithium atom are calculated in the frozen-core TDHF approximation for a variety of intensities and photon frequencies. The time-dependent equation for the valence HF orbital is solved on a 2d cylindrical coordinate lattice using both fixed and variable grid spacings. The non-perturbative results for both atoms are in sharp contrast to perturbation theory predictions.
OSTI ID:
281193
Report Number(s):
CONF-9305421--
Journal Information:
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 38; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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