Decay of excited atoms in absorbing dielectrics

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 3763-3781

  Barnett, Stephen M ^a   Huttner, Bruno ^b,d   Loudon, Rodney ^c   Matloob, Reza ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Kashino Diverse Brain Research Laboratory of NTT Communication Science Laboratories   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MOLECULES; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EXCITED ATOM; JOULE HEATING; SPONTANEOUS DECAY;

ATOMS;

EID: 0030204373     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/29/16/019     Document Type: Article

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