Momentum space distribution of electrons in an atom using hydrogenic wave functions

A formulation is developed to derive exact analytic expressions for electron-electron correlation and density of electrons in momentum space using hydrogenic wave functions. It is shown that for large atoms the expression for density of electrons has a simple form.     

Atom optics with rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

The atom optics of Bose-Einstein condensates containing a vortex of circulation one is discussed. We first analyze in detail the reflection of such a condensate falling on an atomic mirror. In a second part, we consider a rotating condensate in the case of attractive interactions. We show that for sufficiently large nonlinearity the rotational symmetry of the rotating condensate is broken. Received 16 September 2002 / Received in final form 17 November 2002 Published online 11 February 2003     

Reflection and transmission of plasma waves at the interface of crystallites

A linearized problem of the reflection and transmission of a plasma wave at the boundary of a half-space (namely, the plane separating two crystallites) is formulated and analytically solved. The electron distribution function and the electric field inside the half-space of a degenerate plasma are found. The reflection and transmission coefficients are determined as functions of the input parameters of the problem. The longwave limit (i.e., the resonance case when the oscillation frequency of the self-consistent electric field is close to the natural (Langmuir) oscillation frequency) is analyzed.     

Nuclear Excitation by X-Ray Emission of Femtosecond Laser Plasma

The proposed model of laser plasma emission spectrum formation enables us to determine the absolute value of the laser pulse to plasma emitted radiation conversion factor, profile of the emission spectrum, and frequency distribution of the intensity and energy in the emitted spectra. This is of interest for laser plasma diagnostics and provides a means for direct calculation of the number of excited nuclei in dependent on the parameters of laser pulse. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

C++QED: an object-oriented framework for wave-function simulations of cavity QED systems

We present a framework for efficiently performing Monte Carlo wave-function simulations in cavity QED with moving particles. It relies heavily on the object-oriented programming paradigm as realised in C++, and is extensible and applicable for simulating open interacting qua ntum dynamics in general. The user is provided with a number of “elements”, e.g. pumped moving particles, pumped lossy cavity modes, and various interactions to compose complex interacting systems, which contain several particles moving in electromagnetic fields of various configurations, and perform wave-function simulations on such systems. A number of tools are provided to facilitate the implementation of new elements.     

Zeeman transitions in deuterium atoms induced by ultra-relativistic electrons

We present data showing hyperfine transitions in an atomic deuterium beam induced by the (476 MHz) radio-frequency field of a 704 MeV electron beam in a storage ring. A polarized deuterium beam, produced in an atomic beam source, was crossed with a stored electron beam and analyzed with a Breit--Rabi polarimeter. Electron-beam induced transitions were singled out by injecting different combinations of hyperfine states. Transition probabilities as high as 70% were measured at large currents (~ 100 mA). All possible deuterium transitions for a radio-frequency of 476 MHz were observed. In addition, a 1--6 transition resulting from the first harmonic (952 MHz) was observed. The effects of these transitions are of general importance for the polarized internal target technique applied in nuclear and particle physics experiments. The data are reasonably described by numerical estimates. The observed mechanism can be exploited to create nuclear polarized atoms when injecting electron polarized atoms with no net nuclear polarization into a storage cell. However, when nuclear polarized atoms are injected, care should be taken to avoid this mechanism, since it would result in depolarization of the atoms. The studies enabled us to choose the magnetic guide field during our spin-dependent electron--deuteron scattering experiments, such that electron-beam induced depolarizing effects were avoided. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Dependence of Performance of Organic Light-emitting Devices on Sheet Resistance of Indium-tin-oxide Anodes

IntroductionIndium-tin-oxide(ITO) has been widely used asthe anode material in organic light-emitting devices(OLEDs) because of its high transmittance in the visi-ble region and low electrical resistivity. In the pastyears, many investigations focused on …     

Physical and Chemical Properties of Dissolved Electrons (Excess Electrons)

Electrons produced in a gaseous, liquid, or solid solvent are called dissolved electrons or excess electrons. These excess electrons can exist as quasi-free particles of high mobility in a delocalized state, comparable with electrons in a metal; or as bound particles of low mobility they can be localized within narrow limits—in a solvent cavity formed by repulsive forces. Localized electrons can also be solvated like normal ions. Characteristically, such solvated electrons exhibit broad and extensive absorption spectra in the visible to near infrared spectral range. The localized and delocalized states of the excess electrons can be in equilibrium with each other, such that a continuous transition of the properties between the limiting extremes can be observed. The reactions of the excess electrons with suitable acceptors (substrates) are initiated by an attachment-detachment equilibrium A + e^? ? A^? which is followed by further chemical rearrangements. The rate constants of these reactions vary by more than 15 powers of ten depending on the substrates and the solvents. Most of the properties of excess electrons in solution can be interpreted by means of a model which is easily understandable but quantitatively evaluated only with considerable effort.