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Interaction of a two-level atom with a stochastic electromagnetic field

Взаимодействие двухуровневого «атома» со стохастическим электромагнитным полем

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

Summary

A simple closed expression for the complete time behavior of a two-level «atom» interacting with a classical stochastic electromagnetic field is given. The answer for the energy of the atom as a function of time is in terms of a contour integral involving the power spectrum of the perturbing radiation. The cases of Lorentzian, Gaussian and «square» spectral-line profiles are compared; no significant difference in the time behavior is found in these three cases.

Riassunto

Si presenta una semplice espressione chiusa per il comportamento temporale completo di un «atomo» a due livelliche interagisce con un campo elettromagnetico stocastico classico. La risposta per l'energia dell'atomo in funzione del tempo è espressa in termini di un integrale di contorno che coinvolge lo spettro di potenza della radiazione perturbante. Si fa un confronto fra i casi di profili lorentziani, gaussiani e «quadrati»; non si trova alcuna differenza significativa nel comportamento temporale nei tre casi.

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Приводится простое замкнутое выражение для временного поведения двухуровневого «атома», взаимодействующего с классическими стохастическим электромагнитным полем. Выражение для энергии атома, как функции времени, записывается в виде контурного интеграла, включающего степенной спектр возмущающего излучения. Рассматриваются и сравниваются случаи лоренцева, гауссова и «прямоугольного» профилей спектральных линий. В этих трех случаях не обнаружено существенных различий во временном поведении.

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Cummings, F.W. Interaction of a two-level atom with a stochastic electromagnetic field. Il Nuovo Cimento B 70, 102–112 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814015

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