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We present an efficient numerical method to solve the time-dependent Schrödinger equation in the single-active electron picture for atoms interacting with intense optical laser fields. Our approach is based on a non-uniform radial grid with smoothly increasing steps for the electron distance from the residual ion. We study the accuracy and efficiency of the method, as well as its applicability to investigate strong-field ionization phenomena, the process of high-order harmonic generation, and the dynamics of highly excited Rydberg states.
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- 10527963
- Publisher / Repository:
- MDPI
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Atoms
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 2218-2004
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 34
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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