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View SchemaQuantum energy flow in atomic ions moving in magnetic fields
| Authors | Vladimir Melezhik, Peter Schmelcher |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0006019 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0006019 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1870 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters 84, 1870 (2000) |
Abstract
Using a combination of semiclassical and recently developed wave packet propagation techniques we find the quantum self-ionization process of highly excited ions moving in magnetic fields which has its origin in the energy transfer from the center of mass to the electronic motion. It obeys a time scale by orders of magnitude larger than the corresponding classical process. Importantly a quantum coherence phenomenon leading to the intermittent behaviour of the ionization signal is found and analyzed. Universal properties of the ionization process are established.
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