  Multi-electron giant dipole resonances of atoms in crossed electric and
magnetic fields are investigated. Stationary configurations corresponding to a
highly symmetric arrangement of the electrons on a decentered circle are
derived, and a normal-mode stability analysis is performed. A classification of
the various modes, which are dominated either by the magnetic or Coulomb
interactions, is provided. A six-dimensional wave-packet dynamical study, based
on the MCTDH approach, is accomplished for the two-electron resonances,
yielding in particular lifetimes of more than 0.1 $\mu$s for strong electric
fields.
