Abstract
Utilizing a recently found solution to the problem of a spontaneously radiating atom with an extended center-of-mass wave function [K. Rza̧żewski and W. Żakowicz, J. Phys. B 25, L319 (1992)] it is shown, for nonrelativistic atomic velocities, that the field density matrix is a statistical mixture of parts corresponding to emission from different positions within the wave packet.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2983-5 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |