Non-perturbative calculations for the multiphoton ionization of hydrogen and lithium atoms
- Auburn Univ., AL (United States)
- 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-; ISSN 0003-0503; TRN: 96:019118
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 38, Issue 3; Conference: 1993 American Physical Society annual meeting on atomic, molecular, and topical physics, Reno, NV (United States), 16-19 May 1993; Other Information: PBD: May 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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