Experiments at the Quantal/Classical Interface

这项研究项目的目的是加深对经典混沌系统的简单量子系统行为的理解。这将通过与合作的理论家密切合作进行不同的实验来实现。其中一个实验将研究处于高激发态的氢原子对接近或高于电离阈值的强、非微扰外场的响应。第二个将使用驱动场的极化来测试关于不同强场现象的维度相关性的理论预测。

The goal of this research project is to gain an increased understanding of the behavior of simple quantal systems whose classical counterparts are chaotic. This will be done by carrying out different sets of experiments in close concert with collaborating theorists. One experiment will study the response of hydrogen atoms in highly excited states to strong, non-perturbative external fields that are near or above the threshold for ionization. A second will use the polarization of the driving field to test theoretical predictions about the dimensionality dependence of different strong-field phenomena.