Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Physics

Steady-state fluorescence intensity of two identical atoms with dipole-dipole interaction

Денис Кузнецов, M. G. Gladush, Vl. K. Rerikh

Published Jun 1, 2012• 1 citation

Abstract

The dependence of steady-state fluorescence of a diatomic system on the frequency of a laser field is investigated. The steady-state fluorescence intensity can be presented in special geometry as the sum of two parts. The first part is described using an independent two-level system. The second is related to the two-photon excitation process and is described using a three-level system. The respective analytical expressions are obtained for the line profiles, their width, and intensity at the maxima.

DOI: 10.3103/s1062873812060202

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