Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Abstract
Through an exact solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for an electron in a static electric field plus the time-dependent electric field of the detaching radiation, the photodetachment cross section of [Formula Presented] is calculated. Careful attention is paid to ensuring proper limiting behavior as the frequency of the time-dependent field goes to zero. We do not find observable effects of a cross term between the two fields on the detachment cross section. Our results point to possible gauge dependence and other difficulties of S-matrix formulations of multiphoton detachment and ionization. © 2000 The American Physical Society.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
First Page
4
Recommended Citation
Rangan, C., & Rau, A. (2000). Photodetachment in combined static and dynamic electric fields. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 61 (3), 4. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.61.033405