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Physical Review A

Five-photon ionization of atomic hydrogen at wavelengths around the threshold for four-photon ionization

Yves Gontier, M. Trahin, B. Wolff‐Rottke, H. Rottke, K. H. Welge, Dieter Feldmann

Published Nov 1, 1992• 3 citations
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Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies show the strong influence of the three-photon nearly resonant 2p state on four- and five-photon ionization of atomic hydrogen near the threshold for four-photon ionization. Changes in five-photon ionization occur when the four-photon ionization channel opens. The angular distributions of photoelectrons from five-photon ionization of H are studied at five wavelengths which cover the range from four-photon resonance with high-lying Rydberg states (n\ensuremath{\ge}10) to direct four-photon ionization into the continuum. The role of resonances in this ionization process is discussed. A fair agreement is found in comparing experimental and theoretical results.

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10.1103/physreva.46.5594

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