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An overview is given of a theoretical description of radiation trapping in collimated atomic beams. It is shown how the effective lifetime of an ensemble of atoms relates to the natural decay rate Γnat. The theory considers ideally collimated beams and neglects any deviation of the particle velocity vectors from the beam axis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7094-7110
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume119
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Oct 2003

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  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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