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Ionization by microwave fields provides a useful bridge between processes normally thought of as being photon and field driven. In addition, it is possible to see clearly that some phenomena are simply free electron phenomena. Investigations of ionization by circularly polarized microwaves and ATI are described to illustrate these points.
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Gallagher, T.F. (1991). Ionization in Linearly and Circularly Polarized Microwave Fields. In: Hestenes, D., Weingartshofer, A. (eds) The Electron. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3570-2_15
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