The Effect of Collisions upon the Doppler Width of Spectral Lines

@article{citeulike:776574, abstract = {Quantum mechanically the Doppler effect results from the recoil momentum changing the translational energy of the radiating atom. The assumption that the recoil momentum is given to the radiating atom is shown to be incorrect if collisions are taking place. If the collisions do not cause broadening by affecting the internal state of the radiator; they result in a substantial narrowing of the Doppler broadened line.}, author = {Dicke, R. H.}, citeulike-article-id = {776574}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRev.89.472}, journal = {Physical Review}, keywords = {atomic\_physics, coated\_cells, physics}, month = {January}, number = {2}, pages = {472+}, posted-at = {2006-07-27 19:35:37}, priority = {0}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {The Effect of Collisions upon the Doppler Width of Spectral Lines}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.89.472}, volume = {89}, year = {1953} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:776574 L3 - citeulike-article-id:776574 N2 - Quantum mechanically the Doppler effect results from the recoil momentum changing the translational energy of the radiating atom. The assumption that the recoil momentum is given to the radiating atom is shown to be incorrect if collisions are taking place. If the collisions do not cause broadening by affecting the internal state of the radiator; they result in a substantial narrowing of the Doppler broadened line. IS - 2 JF - Physical Review TI - The Effect of Collisions upon the Doppler Width of Spectral Lines PB - American Physical Society VL - 89 SP - 472 KW - atomic_physics KW - coated_cells KW - physics AU - Dicke, RH PY - 1953/01/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.89.472 ER -