211 research outputs found
Decay Rates and Survival Probabilities in Open Quantum Systems
We provide the first statistical analysis of the decay rates of strongly
driven 3D atomic Rydberg states. The distribution of the rates exhibits
universal features due to Anderson localization, while universality of the time
dependent decay requires particular initial conditions.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, ref. on subjec
Nondispersive two-electron wave packets in driven helium
We provide a detailed quantum treatment of the spectral characteristics and
of the dynamics of nondispersive two-electron wave packets along the
periodically driven, collinear frozen planet configuration of helium. These
highly correlated, long-lived wave packets arise as a quantum manifestation of
regular islands in a mixed classical phase space, which are induced by
nonlinear resonances between the external driving and the unperturbed dynamics
of the frozen-planet configuration. Particular emphasis is given to the
dependence of the ionization rates of the wave packet states on the driving
field parameters and on the quantum mechanical phase space resolution, preceded
by a comparison of 1D and 3D life times of the unperturbed frozen planet.
Furthermore, we study the effect of a superimposed static electric field
component, which, on the grounds of classical considerations, is expected to
stabilize the real 3D dynamics against large (and possibly ionizing) deviations
from collinearity.Comment: 31 pages, 18 figures, submitted to European Physical Journal
Decay, interference, and chaos: How simple atoms mimic disorder
We establish a close quantitative analogy between the excitation and
ionization process of highly excited one electron Rydberg states under
microwave driving and charge transport across disordered 1D lattices. Our
results open a new arena for Anderson localization - a disorder induced effect
- in a large class of perfectly deterministic, decaying atomic systems.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures (2 in colour), proceedings of The International
Conference on Multiphoton Processes (ICOMP IX), October 2002:
http://www.iesl.forth.gr/icomp9 ;submitted to EP
Signatures of Anderson localization in the ionization rates of periodically driven Rydberg states
We provide a statistical characterization of the ionization yield of
one-dimensional, periodically driven Rydberg states of atomic hydrogen, in the
spirit of Anderson localization theory. We find excellent agreement with
predictions for the conductance across an Anderson localized, quasi
one-dimensional, disordered wire, in the semiclassical limit of highly excited
atomic initial states. For the moderate atomic excitations typically
encountered in state of the art laboratory experiments, finite-size effects
induce significant deviations from the solid-state picture. However, large
scale fluctuations of the atomic conductance prevail and are robust when
averaged over a finite interval of driving field amplitudes, as inevitably done
in the experiment.Comment: 13 pages, 9 figure
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