Microwave-driven atoms: from Anderson localization to Einstein's photoeffect

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 May 8;102(18):183001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.183001. Epub 2009 May 4.

Abstract

We study the counterpart of Anderson localization in driven one-electron Rydberg atoms. By changing the initial Rydberg state at fixed microwave frequency and interaction time, we numerically monitor the crossover from Anderson localization to the photoeffect in the atomic ionization signal.