Chapter 15
Coherent Excitation (35)
Density matrix formulation
Ensemble average
Excitation hamiltonian
Decay operator
Expectation values
Trace
Example: angular momentum
Squared operators
Stokes parameters
Definitions
Symmetries
Tilted foils
Detection operator
Example: 130 keV at 30o
Summary
Population anisotropies
Polarization information
Stokes vectors coupled to density matrix
Example
Results
Matrix multiplication
Quantum beats
Liouville equation
Commutators
Multiplet mixing
E1 decay
Quantum beats
Detector function
Individual parts
Component transition intensities
Angular distribution from incoherent source
Polarization intensities
Relative efficiencies
Comments
Component transition probabilities
Pi transitions
Sigma transitions
Within a restricted solid angle
Viewed through a polarizer
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