Abstract

Abstract We give a qualitative review of theoretical ideas and experimental work on laser-induced excitation of atomic Rydberg wave packets. Studying the motion of Rydberg wave packets with the help of short or intense laser pulses provides a bridge between quantum mechanics and the classical concept of the trajectory of an electron and corresponds to the real-time observation of atomic dynamics.

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