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An analytical method is developed for finding the exact stationary solution for the density matrix of atoms in a monochromatic resonance field of arbitrary ellipticity and intensity. A solution for the transitions F g=F → F e=F+1 (F g and F e are the angular momenta of the ground and excited states) is obtained in an analytical invariant form. The properties of this solution are investigated.
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Pis'ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 64, No. 1, 8–12 (10 July 1996)
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Taichenachev, A.V., Tumaikin, A.M. & Yudin, V.I. Atom in an elliptically polarized resonance field: Exact stationary solution. Jetp Lett. 64, 7–12 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.567162
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