1998/01/07 by Jie Liu, Shi-Gang Chen, Liu, Jie +4
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD) #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies #chao-dyn #nlin.CD
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.chao-dyn/9801006
20 Pages in Revtex, 14 Ps figures, to appear in Acta Physica Sinica
arxiv created 1998/01/07 · openalex publication_date 1998/01/07 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this paper we describe the rescattering process in optical field ionization through a one-dimensional model, which improves the well-known quasistatic model by adding the smoothed Coulomb potential in its second step. The above-threshold ionization spectra and high-order harmonic generation are calculated from this model. They are qualitatively in agreement with the quantum results and experiments. In particular, we find that this model is characterized by chaotic scattering. Modern nonlinear theory is used to analyze this dynamical system. It is found that singular self-similar fractal structure exists in the phase-dependence energy spectra, and the unstable manifolds constitute the chaotic scattering pattern. Our results also demonstrate a close connection of irregular trajectories with the energy spectra and high-order harmonic generation. We conclude that the chaotic behavior plays an important role in this one-dimensional model of optical field ionization.