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Resonant Two-Photon Ionization and Dissociation of the Hydrogen Atom and Molecule

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Multiphoton Processes

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In this paper we report on two experimental studies: A) the ionization of the H atom in strong external electric fields around the ionization limit by state-selective two-photon, one-photon resonant excitation through single sublevels of the n = 2 Stark manifold as intermediate step, and B) the two-photon, one-photon resonant ionization and dissociation of the H2 molecule through selected rotational-vibrational levels of the \({\text{B}}^ \bot \Sigma _{\text{u}}^ + \) electronic state as intermediate step.

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  1. Fakultät für Physik, Universität Bielefeld, D-4800, Bielefeld, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Karl H. Welge & H. Rottke

  2. Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA

    Karl H. Welge

  3. Department of Physics, Universität Bielefeld, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Karl H. Welge

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  2. Department of Physics, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-0484, USA

    Peter Lambropoulos Ph.D.

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    Stephen J. Smith Ph.D.

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Welge, K.H., Rottke, H. (1984). Resonant Two-Photon Ionization and Dissociation of the Hydrogen Atom and Molecule. In: Lambropoulos, P., Smith, S.J. (eds) Multiphoton Processes. Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70200-6_18

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