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The control of the products of photoabsorption through the relative phase of two fields represents one of the schemes of coherent control which has been under continuing study and evolution over the last few years [1-8]. Its general aspects as well as a number of specific issues pertaining to small molecules are usefully reviewed and summarized in this volume by Gordon et al. With the intention of avoiding duplication of discussion and minimizing the overlap with their article, we focus our review and remarks on certain aspects of phase control in atoms. There are we believe two main motivations for studying phase control in photoabsorption. One has to do with the desire to control branching ratios of products, as amply illustrated experimentally and theoretically by Gordon et al. The other has to do with the possibility of probing atomic and molecular properties and interactions with radiation. We emphasize here the second.
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Lambropoulos, P., Nakajima, T. (1999). Coherent Control of Atomic Photoionization and Autoionization. In: Pötz, W., Schroeder, W.A. (eds) Coherent Control in Atoms, Molecules, and Semiconductors. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4552-7_5
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