STABILIZATION OF ATOMS IN SUPERINTENSE LASER FIELDS - ROLE OF THE COULOMB SINGULARITY

TitleSTABILIZATION OF ATOMS IN SUPERINTENSE LASER FIELDS - ROLE OF THE COULOMB SINGULARITY
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1992
MENIS, T, Taieb, R, Veniard, V, Maquet, A
JournalJOURNAL OF PHYSICS B-ATOMIC MOLECULAR AND OPTICAL PHYSICS
Volume25
Issue11
PaginationL263-L268
Date PublishedJUN 14
ISSN0953-4075
Keywordspaper
Abstract

We analyse, with the help of 1D and 3D classical simulations, the role of the Coulomb singularity in the dynamics of an atom submitted to a very strong laser pulse. In particular, we show that stabilization is more easily observed when dealing with smooth potentials.

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