Tunneling ionization of noble gases in a high-intensity laser field

Abstract

Studies of multiphoton ionization of noble gases have been carried out using 1-\ensuremath{\mu}m, 1-ps laser pulses with intensities up to the mid- ${10}^{16}$ W/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$. To our knowledge, this work represents the first study of the production of highly ionized noble-gas ions done exclusively in the tunneling regime. It is found in this regime that the ionization at a given intensity depends on both the ionization potential and the charge state of the species. The onset of ionization occurs when the sum of the Coulomb and laser electric potentials causes the electron to be unbound.

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IonizationAtomic physicsNoble gasQuantum tunnellingLaserIonCoulomb explosionElectric fieldAtmospheric-pressure laser ionizationPhotoionizationPhysicsElectronField desorptionMaterials scienceOpticsCondensed matter physicsNuclear physicsQuantum mechanics

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Year: 1989
Type: article
Volume: 63
Issue: 20
Pages: 2212-2215
Citations: 629
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                                    Steven J. Augst, 
                                
                                    D. Strickland, 
                                
                                    D. D. Meyerhofer
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1989). 
                            Tunneling ionization of noble gases in a high-intensity laser field. 
                            Physical Review Letters
                            , 63
                            (20)
                            , 2212-2215.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.63.2212
                        

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.63.2212
PMID: 10040829

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