Influence of Spontaneous Emission on Laser-Induced Autoionization

G. S. Agarwal; S. L. Haan; K. Burnett; J. Cooper

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1164

Influence of Spontaneous Emission on Laser-Induced Autoionization

G. S. Agarwal, S. L. Haan, K. Burnett, and J. Cooper

Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 1164 – Published 26 April 1982

Abstract

A master equation that describes the effect of spontaneous emission on laser-induced autoionization is formulated and its solution is obtained for arbitrary laser strengths. The radiative decay is shown to affect drastically the nature of spectra near confluence. Analytic expressions for widths and positions are given to demonstrate the new features of spectra.

Received 12 February 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.1164

Authors & Affiliations

G. S. Agarwal^*, S. L. Haan^†, K. Burnett^†, and J. Cooper^†

Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado and National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, Colorado 80309

^*Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Visiting Fellow, 1981-82. Permanent address: School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500134, India.
^†Also with Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 80309.