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Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Dynamic Stark effect as a cause of noncoherent excitation of multilevel systems by quasimonochromatic radiation

E.N. Martynova, Viktor T Platonenko, Н.А. Сухарева

Published Jul 31, 1984• 0 citations
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Abstract

An analysis is made of the dynamics of excitation of a multilevel system by adiabatically switched-on quasiresonant radiation. It is found that, as a result of changes in the structure of the spectrum during the irradiation process, induced practically irreversible transitions may occur in these systems.
DOI
10.1070/qe1984v014n07abeh005298

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