Quantum energy flow in atomic ions moving in magnetic fields
Using a combination of semiclassical and recently developed wave packet propagation techniques we find the quantum self-ionization process of highly excited ions moving in magnetic fields which has its origin in the energy transfer from the center of mass to the electronic motion. It obeys a time scale orders of magnitude larger than the corresponding classical process. Importantly a quantum coherence phenomenon leading to the intermittent behavior of the ionization signal is found and analyzed. Universal properties of the ionization process are established.
Melezhik
VS
Physique Nucleaire Theorique et Physique Mathematique, CP 229, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, B 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Schmelcher
P