Model Calculation of Stark Ladder Resonances
- 6 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 37 (23), 1568-1571
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.37.1568
Abstract
A Bloch model Hamiltonian for an electron is an external electric field is solved exactly. This enables a rigorous discussion of the Stark ladder, which has been a controversial subject for some time. It is shown that the Stark ladder states are resonances. An explicit expression for the resonance width is obtained.Keywords
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