Autler-Townes effect
Autler-Townes effect noun: a dynamical Stark effect corresponding to the case when an oscillating electric field (e.g., that of a laser) is tuned in resonance (or close) to the transition frequency of a given spectral line, and resulting in a change of the shape of the absorption/emission spectra of that spectral line.
Noun
Autler-Townes effect (plural Autler-Townes effects)
- A dynamical Stark effect corresponding to the case when an oscillating electric field (e.g., that of a laser) is tuned in resonance (or close) to the transition frequency of a given spectral line, and resulting in a change of the shape of the absorption/emission spectra of that spectral line.
Forms of Autler-Townes effect
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Origin of Autler-Townes effect
Named after American physicists Stanley Autler and Charles H. Townes who discovered the effect in 1955.
Questions about Autler-Townes effect
- What does Autler-Townes effect mean?
- Autler-Townes effect means a dynamical Stark effect corresponding to the case when an oscillating electric field (e.g., that of a laser) is tuned in resonance (or close) to the transition frequency of a given spectral line, and resulting in a change of the shape of the absorption/emission spectra of that spectral line.
- What part of speech is Autler-Townes effect?
- Autler-Townes effect is a noun.
- What is the plural of Autler-Townes effect?
- The plural of Autler-Townes effect is Autler-Townes effects.
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