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Magnetic field effects in strong field ionization of single-electron atoms: Three-dimensional numerical simulations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2002

J.R. VÁZQUEZ DE ALDANA  and
LUIS ROSO
J.R. VÁZQUEZ DE ALDANA
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
LUIS ROSO
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
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Abstract

Based on realistic numerical simulations of the three-dimensional time-dependent Schrödinger equation describing a hydrogen atom interacting with a strong electromagnetic field, the influence of the magnetic component is studied. The same computational techniques can be applied to the case of strong field photoionization as well as to the case of ionization by an incident relativistic heavy ion. One of the main consequences, in the strong-laser-field case, is the presence of true even harmonics of the incoming field. In the heavy ion impact, the asymmetry of the wave function reveals the importance of the nondipole nature of the interaction.

Keywords

Magnetic fieldPolarized lasersSingle-electron atomsStrong field ionizationThree-dimensional numerical simulations
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 185 - 193
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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