Chaos in One-Dimensional Hydrogen

D. C. Humm; Munir H Nayfeh

doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-1061-7_26

Chaos in One-Dimensional Hydrogen

D. C. Humm, Munir H Nayfeh

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We analyze the effect of a DC electric field on classical chaos in one-dimensional hydrogen in a microwave field. We show that, under ordinary experimental conditions, the system is expected to undergo a transition from a regime of classical behavior to a regime of uniquely quantum behavior as the DC field is increased, for an unclamping DC field. We also show that ionization by classical chaos competes favorably with ionization by tunneling in the transition region, and that tunneling allows very sensitive spectroscopy of this region.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Atomic Spectra and Collisions in External Fields
Editors	K. T. Taylor, M. H. Nayfeh, C. W. Clark
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	26
Pages	327-342
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461310617
ISBN (Print)	9781461283157, 9780306431470
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1061-7_26
State	Published - 1988

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Name	Physics of Atoms and Molecules

Keywords

Microwave Field
Classical Chaos
Surface State Electron
Quantum Regime
Nonlinear Resonance

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Atomic Spectra and Collisions in External Fields
Taylor, K. T. (ed.), Nayfeh, M. H. (ed.) & Clark, C. W. (ed.), 1988, New York: Springer. 457 p. (Physics of Atoms and Molecules)
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Chaos in One-Dimensional Hydrogen

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