Abstract
The light-shift theory of many-electron systems in a laser field is described using the projection operators technique. In heavy ions, the electrons are tightly bound by the Coulomb potential of the nucleus, which prohibits ionization even by strong lasers. However, interaction with the monofrequent laser field leads to dynamic shifts of the electronic energy levels, and the process is treated by second-order time-dependent perturbation theory. In order to treat heliumlike systems, one decomposes the corresponding matrix elements into hydrogenlike matrix elements using the independent particle model. We are applying a fully relativistic description of the electronic states by means of the Dirac equation. Our formalism goes beyond the Stark long-wavelength dipole approximation and takes into account nondipole effects of retardation and interaction with the magnetic field components of the laser beam.
- Received 13 January 2017
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.033412
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