Mechanisms for Multiple Ionization of Atoms by Strong Pulsed Lasers
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- 11 November 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 55 (20) , 2141-2144
Abstract
It is shown that substantial ionization during the rise of the pulse of a strong laser is inevitable. Thus only multiply charged ions are likely to be exposed to fields above W/. The behavior of the -photon generalized cross section for and its connection to tunneling are discussed.
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