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Selective reflection of laser radiation from the interface between atomic vapor and a dielectric is studied for a wide range of vapor density. A self-consistent model is developed, some analytical results are obtained, as well as a number of curves are computed that are in good agreement with experimental spectra measured in cesium and rubidium vapor cells.
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Badalyan, A., Chaltykyan, V., Grigoryan, G. et al. Selective reflection by atomic vapor: experiments and self-consistent theory. Eur. Phys. J. D 37, 157–162 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00258-6
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