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The photoionization and stabilization of a Rydberg atom in a strong laser field are investigated theoretically. The role of Raman-type transitions between neighboring Rydberg levels via the continuum (Λ transitions) and via lower-energy resonant Rydberg levels (V transitions) is analyzed. The conditions under which this phenomenon can be observed experimentally are determined. The characteristics of stabilization due to V-type transitions are described.
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Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 114, 821–836 (September 1998)
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Poluéktov, N.P., Fedorov, M.V. Stabilization of a Rydberg atom and competition between the Λ and V transition channels. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 87, 445–453 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.558680
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