Laser-induced autoionization with pulsed excitation
Roberto Buffa, Stefano Cavalieri
A theoretical study of laser-induced autoionization of an atomic system in interaction with a time-dependent excitation is presented. Interference effects between the two ionization channels of the atom are found to be responsible for coherent phenomena, such as the enhancement of the photon yield, for a pulsed excitation. An analysis of the pulse-shape effects shows that pumping mechanisms of the proper dressed state, occurring during the rise time of flat-top pulses, can result in an enhancement of the photon yield. An adiabatic approximation based on the use of time-dependent complex dressed states is shown to be adequate to describe the interaction with smooth pulses.
Physical Review A•Nov 1, 1990•2 citations