Effects of nonlocality in time of interaction of an atom with its surroundings on spectral line broadening
R. Kh. Gainutdinov, Aigul A. Mutygullina, W. Scheid
We investigate effects of nonlocality in time of interaction of an atom with its surroundings on the spectral line broadening. By using an exactly solvable model, we show that these effects can be very significant: In some cases nonlocality in time of interaction of an atom with its surroundings can give rise to the spectral line splitting.
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE•Nov 15, 2001•8 citations