Abstract
We study the quantum statistics of stimulated photoassociation, using system-reservoir dynamics. We show that, contrary to “common wisdom", spontaneous emission is not the only mechanism by which entropy loss from a material system to a radiation field can occur. By formally treating the matter waves as the bath and the stimulating radiation field as the system, we are able to derive a Lindblad-type equation for the time dependence of the reduced radiation density matrix and show that entropy exchange between matter and radiation in stimulated photoassociation is indeed possible.
Original language | English GB |
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Pages (from-to) | 4 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics