Spontaneous emission of an atom near a wedge

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Rosa, F S S ^a   Mendes, T N C ^b   Tenorio A ^c   Farina, C ^d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY (APS); CONDUCTING WEDGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); EMISSION RATES; EXCITED ATOMS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RELATIVE POSITIONING; TRANSITION RATES; TWO-LEVEL SYSTEM (TLS);

ATOMIC PHYSICS;

EID: 47749154872     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.012105     Document Type: Article

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