Study of correlation effects during reemission of ultrashort electromagnetic pulses by the helium atom

Abstract

The calculation of the energy of the ground state of atoms is the criterion for the correctness of compact analytical atomic wave functions. However, such a test is in fact static. We studied the degree of taking into account electron correlations in various simple analytical wave functions in the dynamic process of reemission by the helium atom of ultrashort pulses of an electromagnetic field. Direct guidelines are given on the use of particular analytical wave functions, which can be helpful in simple calculations and estimations of dynamic processes.