It is shown that a charged Brownian nanoparticle (or an electron) similar to a two-level atom can generate spontaneous and induced radiation upon switching on an external field. The diffusion mechanism of charging nanoparticles is examined. The radiation process is a macroscopic quantum phenomenon, which can be used in synthetic biology, medicine, and other fields of science and engineering.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 45–51, April, 2011.
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Lasukov, V.V., Dybov, A.R. Spontaneous radiation of a brownian nanoparticle. Russ Phys J 54, 443–450 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-011-9637-9
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