Published May 2002
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Journal article
Dynamics of a H(n) atom in time-dependent electric and magnetic fields
- 1. Institute of Physics, University of Bergen, Allegaten 55, N-5007 Bergen (Norway)
- 2. Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, IESL, P.O. Box 1527, Heraklion 71117, Crete (Greece)
Description
The symmetry properties of the Coulomb potential allow for a dynamical spin-1/2 description of any fixed n level of a hydrogenlike atom in a time-dependent sufficiently weak electric and/or magnetic field. An explicit expression for the time dependence of the l,m amplitudes pertaining to a general n level is derived. The derivation follows on purely algebraic operations. Based on the derivation, we give analytical n-independent solutions to established and proposed schemes for driving the atom into a high angular-momentum state
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 053409-053409.8
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36030494
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; ATOM COLLISIONS; ATOMS; COULOMB FIELD; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPIN; SYMMETRY; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COLLISIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
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- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society