Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Nonadiabatic transitions in a three-level system subjected to a laser radiation field with a smoothly varying frequency

Vladimir V. Likhanskii, Anatolii P. Napartovich

Published Aug 31, 1982• 0 citations

Abstract

Explicit expressions are obtained for the probabilities of transitions in a three-level system subjected to two-frequency laser radiation. The radiation or transition frequencies vary smoothly with time, passing through a resonance. The results obtained generalize the Landau–Zener solution to the case of three crossing levels, and they can be used to describe a number of physical phenomena.

DOI: 10.1070/qe1982v012n08abeh005774

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