Calculation of photoemission from atoms subject to intense laser fields

We use a nonperturbative method to solve the time-dependent Schroedinger equation for an electronic state of an atom subject to a very intense ({gt}10{sup 13} W/cm{sup 2}) laser. The oscillating, time-dependent dipole induced by the laser serves as a source for the photoemission. Calculations of sin...

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Published in:Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 1992-04, Vol.45 (7B), p.4998-5010
Main Authors: KRAUSE, J. L, SCHAFER, K. J, KULANDER, K. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ATOM COLLISIONS
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
COLLISIONS
CONVERGENCE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
HYDROGEN
LASER RADIATION
NONMETALS
NUCLEAR POTENTIAL
Optics
PHOTOEMISSION
PHOTON COLLISIONS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
Physics
POTENTIALS
Quantum optics
RADIATIONS
SECONDARY EMISSION 664300 > Atomic & Molecular Physics-- Collision Phenomena-- (1992-)
SPECTRA
YUKAWA POTENTIAL
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Summary:We use a nonperturbative method to solve the time-dependent Schroedinger equation for an electronic state of an atom subject to a very intense ({gt}10{sup 13} W/cm{sup 2}) laser. The oscillating, time-dependent dipole induced by the laser serves as a source for the photoemission. Calculations of single-atom photospectra reveal peaks at the odd harmonics of the incident laser field superimposed on a broad continuous background. We discuss a series of calculations for the hydrogen atom and a short-range Yukawa potential containing a variable number of bound states. At intensities up to a few times 10{sup 13} W/cm{sup 2} at 1064 nm, we achieve stable, converged spectra that agree very well with previously published results. As the intensity increases to 10{sup 14} W/cm{sup 2}, the ionization rate increases to about 1% of the laser frequency, and converged results become extremely difficult to obtain, even for impractically large integration volumes. These difficulties are caused by a rising background due to electron density far from the nucleus and the increasing importance of the interaction of the wave function with the edges of the grid. We discuss the implications of our findings for calculations at high intensity and suggest alternative ways to calculate harmonic emission rates in the strong-ionization regime.
ISSN:1050-2947
1094-1622
DOI:10.1103/physreva.45.4998