Local-field effects on spontaneous emission in a dense supercritical gas

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作者
Schuurmans, FJP [1 ]
de Lang, DTN [1 ]
Wegdam, GH [1 ]
Sprik, R [1 ]
Lagendijk, A [1 ]
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[1] Univ Amsterdam, Van der Waals Zeeman Inst, NL-1018 XE Amsterdam, Netherlands
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5077
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O4 [物理学];
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We present results of experiments on the spontaneous emission rate of a europium complex in dense supercritical CO2. The refractive index of the supercritical gas is varied from 1.00 to 1.27 by increasing the pressure up to a 1000 bars. Accordingly, the spontaneous emission rate changes. Local-field effects on spontaneous emission are clearly observed in these experiments. The empty-cavity model for the spontaneous emission rate inside dielectrics is confirmed.
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页码:5077 / 5080
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