On the Synergistic Effects of Laser/Phonon-Stimulated Processes: A master Equation Approach
Abstract
The synergistic effects of an adspecies/surface system influenced by a coherent laser field and an incoherent thermal phonon field are theoretically investigated. A generalized master equation is derived in the Schrodinger- Markoff picture and the total stimulated transition rates are decomposed into three parts: thermal phonon, laser and the interference terms. The energy transfer dynamics is pictured via the evolution equation of the average excitation of the active mode. A random phase of the off-diagonal matrix elements induced by the laser-stimulated surface processes is introduced. Finally, possible applications of the laser/phonon-stimulated master equation are discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA109025
Entities
People
- Jui-teng Lin
- Thomas F. George
Organizations
- University of Rochester