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    Molecular Auger Interferometry
    (Bristol : IOP Publ., 2020) Khokhlova, M.; Cooper, B.; Ueda, K.; Prince, K.C.; Kolorenč, P.; Ivanov, M.; Averbukh, V.
    We propose a theory of interferometric measurement of a normal Auger decay width in molecules. Molecular Auger interferometry is based on the coherent phase control of Auger dynamics in a two-colour (ω/2ω) laser field. We show that, in contrast to atoms, in oriented molecules of certain point groups (e.g. CH3F) the relative ω/2ω phase modulates the total ionisation yield. A simple analytical formula is derived for the extraction of the widths of Auger-active states from a molecular Auger interferogram, avoiding the need of either attosecond or high-resolution spectroscopy.
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    The role of the Kramers-Henneberger atom in the higher-order Kerr effect
    (Bristol : IOP, 2013) Richter, M.; Patchkovskii, S.; Morales, F.; Smirnova, O.; Ivanov, M.
    We discuss the connection between strong-field ionization, saturation of the Kerr response and the formation of the Kramers-Henneberger (KH) atom and long-living excitations in intense infrared (IR) external fields. We present a generalized model for the intensity-dependent response of atoms in strong IR laser fields, describing deviations in the nonlinear response at the frequency of the driving field from the standard model. We show that shaping the driving laser pulse allows one to reveal signatures of the excited KH states in the Kerr response of an individual atom.