QUANTUM JUMPS IN A SYSTEM OF FEW TRAPPED IONS

被引:9
作者
AGARWAL, GS
LAWANDE, SV
DSOUZA, R
机构
[1] BHABHA ATOM RES CTR,DIV THEORET PHYS,BOMBAY 400085,INDIA
[2] BHABHA ATOM RES CTR,DIV SPECTROSCOPY,BOMBAY 400085,INDIA
关键词
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS - FLUORESCENCE - MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES -- Numerical Analysis;
D O I
10.1109/3.981
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A theory of quantum jumps in a system of few trapped ions is formulated. The V configuration of the energy levels and incoherent pumping are assumed. The master equation is derived in terms of the SU(3) collective operators for the V system. Numerical results for the intensity-intensity correlations for up to five ions are presented. Analytical results for a system of two ions are derived by separating out dynamics at two different time scales and by eliminating adiabatically the fast variables. From the analytical results, the underlying three-state Markov process that can be used to characterize the quantum jumps in the two-ion system is identified. Probability distributions for various off-on time intervals are presented.
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页码:1413 / 1419
页数:7
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