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Existence criteria for stabilization from the scaling behaviour of ionization probabilities
We provide a systematic derivation of the scaling behaviour of various
quantities and establish in particular the scale invariance of the ionization
probability. We discuss the gauge invariance of the scaling properties and the
manner in which they can be exploited as consistency check in explicit
analytical expressions, in perturbation theory, in the Kramers-Henneberger and
Floquet approximation, in upper and lower bound estimates and fully numerical
solutions of the time dependent Schroedinger equation. The scaling invariance
leads to a differential equation which has to be satisfied by the ionization
probability and which yields an alternative criterium for the existence of
atomic bound state stabilization.Comment: 12 pages of Latex, one figur
Stabilization not for certain and the usefulness of bounds
Stabilization is still a somewhat controversial issue concerning its very
existence and also the precise conditions for its occurrence. The key quantity
to settle these questions is the ionization probability, for which hitherto no
computational method exists which is entirely agreed upon. It is therefore very
useful to provide various consistency criteria which have to be satisfied by
this quantity, whose discussion is the main objective of this contribution. We
show how the scaling behaviour of the space leads to a symmetry in the
ionization probability, which can be exploited in the mentioned sense.
Furthermore, we discuss how upper and lower bounds may be used for the same
purpose. Rather than concentrating on particular analytical expressions we
obtained elsewhere for these bounds, we focus in our discussion on the general
principles of this method. We illustrate the precise working of this procedure,
its advantages, shortcomings and range of applicability. We show that besides
constraining possible values for the ionization probability these bounds, like
the scaling behaviour, also lead to definite statements concerning the physical
outcome. The pulse shape properties which have to be satitisfied for the
existence of asymptotical stabilization is the vanishing of the total classical
momentum transfer and the total classical displacement and not smoothly
switched on and off pulses. Alternatively we support our results by general
considerations in the Gordon-Volkov perturbation theory and explicit studies of
various pulse shapes and potentials including in particular the Coulomb- and
the delta potential.Comment: 12 pages Late
Multielectron corrections in molecular high-order harmonic generation for different formulations of the strong-field approximation
We make a detailed assessment of which form of the dipole operator to use in
calculating high order harmonic generation within the framework of the strong
field approximation, and look specifically at the role the form plays in the
inclusion of multielectron effects perturbatively with regard to the
contributions of the highest occupied molecular orbital. We focus on how these
corrections affect the high-order harmonic spectra from aligned homonuclear and
heteronuclear molecules, exemplified by and CO, respectively,
which are isoelectronic. We find that the velocity form incorrectly finds zero
static dipole moment in heteronuclear molecules. In contrast, the length form
of the dipole operator leads to the physically expected non-vanishing
expectation value for the dipole operator in this case. Furthermore, the so
called "overlap" integrals, in which the dipole matrix element is computed
using wavefunctions at different centers in the molecule, are prominent in the
first-order multielectron corrections for the velocity form, and should not be
ignored. Finally, inclusion of the multielectron corrections has very little
effect on the spectrum. This suggests that relaxation, excitation and the
dynamic motion of the core are important in order to describe multielectron
effects in molecular high-order high harmonic generation.Comment: Figures 2 and 4 have been simplified in order to fulfil the size
requirements of arXiv; in the new version references have been adde
Influence of asymmetry and nodal planes on high-harmonic generation in heteronuclear molecules
The relation between high-harmonic spectra and the geometry of the molecular
orbitals in position and momentum space is investigated. In particular we
choose two isoelectronic pairs of homonuclear and heteronuclear molecules, such
that the highest occupied molecular orbital of the former exhibit at least one
nodal plane. The imprint of such planes is a strong suppression in the harmonic
spectra, for particular alignment angles. We are able to identify two distinct
types of nodal planes. If the nodal planes are determined by the atomic
wavefunctions only, the angle for which the yield is suppressed will remain the
same for both types of molecules. In contrast, if they are determined by the
linear combination of atomic orbitals at different centers in the molecule,
there will be a shift in the angle at which the suppression occurs for the
heteronuclear molecules, with regard to their homonuclear counterpart. This
shows that, in principle, molecular imaging, which uses the homonuclear
molecule as a reference and enables one to observe the wavefunction distortions
in its heteronuclear counterpart, is possible.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figures. Figs. 3, 5 and 6 have been simplified in order
to comply with the arXiv size requirement
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