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Fractal Structure in Ionization Dynamics

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Chaotic dynamics in open systems produces fractals. This can be seen, for example, in the ionization of an electron from a hydrogen atom in applied parallel electric and magnetic fields. We summarize some of our recent work on the order that can be found in these fractals.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of William and Mary, 23187-8795, Williamsburg, VA, USA

    J. B. Delos

  2. School of Natural Sciences, University of California, 95344, Merced, CA, USA

    K. A. Mitchell

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Delos, J., Mitchell, K. Fractal Structure in Ionization Dynamics. Few-Body Systems 38, 181–185 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00601-005-0142-y

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