Frequency Dependence of Collisional Depolarization of Resonance Radiation
Frédéric Schuller, Wolfgang Behmenburg
Abstract We have studied collisional depolarization of resonance radiation with special attention given to the line wings. It is shown that in the one particle quasistatic limit the fluorescence radiation is completely depolarized, independently of frequency and perturber density. By comparison with the integrated polarization degree it is concluded, that the polarization state of the radiation must exhibit a frequency dependence.
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A•Apr 1, 1975•11 citations