Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 7, 0732001(2023)

Excitation and Ionization Dynamics of Atomic Rydberg States in Strong Laser Field(Invited)

Yong ZHAO and Yueming ZHOU*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Physics,Huazhong University of Science and Technology,Wuhan 430074,China
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    Category: Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Jun. 8, 2023

    Accepted: Jun. 30, 2023

    Published Online: Sep. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Yueming ZHOU (zhouymhust@hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235207.0732001

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