Abstract

Among the interesting phenomena of atoms in strong laser fields is the strong deformation of the electron wavefunction due to the laser field. This deformation results in a reduced binding energy and inhibition of photoionization [Gavrilla and co-workers]. Recently this stabilization phenomena was observed using visible light of 600 nm. The relevant parameter in this kind of experiments is the quiver excursion a₀ of the electron due to the oscillating e.m. field: (1) α₀ = √I/ω² where I is the intensity and w the angular frequency of the light field.

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