4s-1s two-photon decay in hydrogen atom with allowance for cascades

作者:Zalyalyutdinov T A*; Solovyev D A; Labzovskii L N
来源:Optics and Spectroscopy, 2011, 110(3): 328-334.
DOI:10.1134/S0030400X11030283

摘要

The 4s-1s two-quantum decay in the hydrogen atom is calculated in the framework of quantum electrodynamics with allowance for cascades. It is shown that the pure two-photon contribution cannot be separated from the contribution of cascade processes. Interference between the transitions of these two types is comparable in magnitude with the pure two-photon contribution. The separation of pure two-photon contributions is discussed recently in connection with the role of two-photon decays in the separation of radiation from matter in the early Universe.

  • 出版日期2011-3