Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics

A statistical description for multiphoton stripping of atoms

Michele Crance

Published Nov 14, 1984• 21 citations

Abstract

An atom irradiated by a strong light field may singly or even multiply ionise due to multiphoton ionisation processes. A model is proposed to describe the distribution of charge states as a function of the field intensity.

DOI: 10.1088/0022-3700/17/21/022

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