Physical Review A

Interference effects in recombination from coupled states

Seenipandian Ravi, G. S. Agarwal

Published Jul 1, 1988• 2 citations

Abstract

The dc-field-induced interference effects in recombination in a model system consisting of two close-lying autoionizing states are studied. The two states are strongly coupled by a dc field and can decay via both autoionization and spontaneous emission. All possible channels of radiative decay are included for the model system. In special cases the isomorphism of the recombination and photoionization studies is established. The total integrated recombination probability is calculated and its behavior as a function of dc field is presented. Our density-matrix calculations lead to the known results in the limiting case of no dc field.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.38.170

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DOI: 10.1103/physreva.38.170

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{\mathrm{Fe}}^{24+}

{\mathrm{Xe}}^{52+}

(1s2s)+h\ensuremath{\nu}\ensuremath{\leftrightarrows}

{\mathrm{Fe}}^{25+}

{\mathrm{Xe}}^{53+}

(1s)+e. Special emphasis is placed on the nonapplicability of conventional first-order perturbation theory to photoinduced autoionization of a highly charged ion. The interference effect between the resonant and the nonresonant parts is found to be negligible in the present cases.