Coherence versus incoherence in stepwise laser excitation of atoms and molecules
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 14 (5), 1705-1710
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.14.1705
Abstract
We discuss multistep resonant photoionization of atoms and photodissociation of molecules. We derive a condition under which induced atomic or molecular coherence can always be neglected, allowing accurate analysis of the multiphoton process by simple rate equations. The condition is realizable in practice, and consistent with large ionization and dissociation rates.Keywords
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