Lifetime of excited atomic states

J. D. Cresser; A. Z. Tang; G. J. Salamo; F. T. Chan

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.33.1677

Lifetime of excited atomic states

J. D. Cresser^*, A. Z. Tang, G. J. Salamo, F. T. Chan

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Macquarie University Research Centre in Quantum Science and Technology

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In this paper we derive an expression for the lifetime of excited atomic states taking account of contributions due to nonresonant two-photon transitions. Explicit integration of the two-photon emission spectrum is not required. The results are applied to the case of the hydrogen atom.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1677-1682
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review A
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.33.1677
Publication status	Published - 1986

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