Abstract
We study the behavior of atomic hydrogen in a monochromatic radiation field of high frequency and high intensity , when its structure depends only on the parameter a.u., and when multiphoton ionization is quenched. At large the ground-state binding energy undergoes a drastic reduction. This is coupled to an unprecedented stretching of the (oscillating) electron wave function, culminating in its separation into two parts (dichotomy) for a.u.
- Received 29 February 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.939
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