Physical review. A, General physics · 1986 · 48 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsAtomic PhysicsQuantum MechanicsAtomic Energy LevelsAtomic ExcitationSelf-assemblyExcitationExcited-state ConfigurationsResonant ExcitationSpontaneous Emission
An exact solution for the collective spontaneous emission from an assembly of N identical two-level atoms, placed into a resonant damped cavity and excited to a symmetrical Dicke state with only one atom in the excited state, is derived.
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Coherence in Spontaneous Radiation Processes
R. H. Dicke · Physical Review · 1954 · 7.4K citations · Full text