Radiation trapping in the far wings of the foreign-gas broadened potassium resonance lines

T. Colbert, J. Huennekens

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Abstract

We have extended our previous studies of the trapping of alkali-atom resonance radiation to conditions where the unity optical depth points are in the quasistatic wings of the foreign-gas pressure-broadened line shape. Under these conditions, and based on the relatively simple Holstein theory, we expected to see a qualitatively different dependence of the effective radiative decay rate on pressure than is observed when the unity optical depth points are in the impact core. However, we found experimentally that the observed dependence is the same as was observed in the lower pressure limit, at least over the range of conditions we were able to access. On the other hand, these observations are found to be consistent with more accurate calculations based upon the Post theory using a recently available experimental line-shape function.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4753-4756
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume44
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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