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Einstein coefficients, cross sections, f values, dipole moments, and all that

Year: 1982

Type: article

Abstract: The relationships among various parameters describing the strength of optical transitions in atoms and molecules are reviewed. The application of these parameters to the description of the interaction between nearly monochromatic, directional light beams and atoms and molecules is given careful attention. Common pitfalls in relating these parameters are pointed out.

Source: American Journal of Physics

DOI: 10.1119/1.12937

Author: Robert C. Hilborn

Institution: Oberlin College

Language: English

Topic: Atomic and Molecular Physics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry

Award: Microwave Optical Double Resonance and Laser Spectroscopic Studies of Transient Molecules