arXiv · nlin/0612056
How periodic orbit bifurcations drive multiphoton ionization
Abstract
The multiphoton ionization of hydrogen by a strong bichromatic microwave field is a complex process prototypical for atomic control research. Periodic orbit analysis captures this complexity: Through the stability of periodic orbits we can match qualitatively the variation of experimental ionization rates with a control parameter, the relative phase between the two modes of the field. Moreover, an empirical formula reproduces quantum simulations to a high degree of accuracy. This quantitative agreement shows how short periodic orbits organize the dynamics in multiphoton ionization.
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S. Huang, C. Chandre, T. Uzer. 2006-12-26. How periodic orbit bifurcations drive multiphoton ionization. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075%2F40%2F11%2Ff02
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