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Classically Forbidden Recurrences in the Photoabsorption Spectrum of Lithium
Kondratovich, V. Delos, John B. Spellmeyer, Neal Kleppner, Daniel
Kondratovich, V.
Delos, John B.
Spellmeyer, Neal
Kleppner, Daniel
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We present data on the photoabsorption spectrum of lithium atoms in an electric field at energies between the saddle point of the Stark potential and below the field-free ionization threshold. The spectrum displays a sequence of sharp resonances and a sequence of broad ones. We find that the broad resonances arise from the classically forbidden reflection of waves above a dynamical potential barrier. The recurrence spectrum is also observed and it is dramatically affected by above-barrier reflections. We have developed a semiclassical theory that interprets the spectra using quasiclassical trajectories that undergo above-barrier reflection.
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2000-10-01
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American Physical Society
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.62.043409