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An atom in the radiation field of a multifrequency laser

 a,  b,  c,
a Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
b Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldavia, Grosula str. 5, Kishinev, 277028, Moldavia
c Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky prosp. 53, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation

This article analyzes the features of the interaction of a nonmonochromatic multifrequency laser radiation field with an isolated atom. Multiphoton excitation and nonlinear ionization of atoms under conditions in which the atomic levels are perturbed by the laser radiation field are treated. The extreme cases of interaction of an atom with a field are discussed in detail--the case of a broad laser radiation spectrum (fast field fluctuations) and the case of a narrow spectrum (slow fluctuations). The experimental data available in the scientific literature relevant to the set of questions under discussion are analyzed.

PACS: 32.80.Kf, 32.80.Fb
DOI: 10.1070/PU1980v023n08ABEH005021
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1980/8/c/
Citation: Delone N B, Kovarskii V A, Masalov A V, Perel’man N F "An atom in the radiation field of a multifrequency laser" Sov. Phys. Usp. 23 472–492 (1980)
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Оригинал: Делоне Н Б, Коварский В А, Масалов А В, Перельман Н Ф «Атом в поле излучения многочастотного лазера» УФН 131 617–652 (1980); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0131.198008c.0617

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