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Anomalous photon diffusion in atomic vapors

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The multiple scattering of photons in a hot, resonant, atomic vapor is investigated and shown to exhibit a Lévy flight-like behavior. Monte Carlo simulations give insights into the frequency redistribution process that originates the long steps characteristic of this class of random walk phenomena.

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  1. W. Guerin

    Present address: Physikalisches Institut, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 14, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

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  1. Laboratório de Espectroscopia Ótica, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cx. Postal 5086, 58051-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil

    M. Chevrollier

  2. Institut Non Linéaire de Nice, CNRS and Université Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 1361 route des Lucioles, 06560, Valbonne, France

    N. Mercadier, W. Guerin & R. Kaiser

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Chevrollier, M., Mercadier, N., Guerin, W. et al. Anomalous photon diffusion in atomic vapors. Eur. Phys. J. D 58, 161–165 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2010-00053-4

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