Approximate dynamical symmetry of hydrogen atoms in circularly polarized microwave fields

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1994-12-01Author
Raković, M. J.
Chu, Shih-I
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American Physical Society
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Article
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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We report the discovery of an integrable three-dimensional Hamiltonian system with a velocity-dependent potential. A two-dimensional restriction of that system is (for low frequencies) a good approximation of the motion (in the polarization plane) of the hydrogen atom in circularly polarized microwave fields. An additional integral of motion of the integrable two-dimensional system (being approximate invariant for the hydrogen atom in a circular field) is used in the calculation of the classical ionization field threshold. The result is consistent with all available experimental observations.
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This is the published version, also available here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.50.5077.
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Chu, Shih-I. & Rakovic, M. J. "Approximate dynamical symmetry of hydrogen atoms in circularly polarized microwave fields." Phys. Rev. A 50, 5077 – Published 1 December 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.50.5077.
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