Cusp Kernels for Velocity-Changing Collisions
Cusp Kernels for Velocity-Changing Collisions
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.108.183202
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发表时间:
2012-05-03
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Happer, W.
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作者:
McGuyer, B. H.;Marsland, R., III;Happer, W.
We introduce an analytical kernel, the "cusp'' kernel, to model the effects of velocity-changing collisions on optically pumped atoms in low-pressure buffer gases. Like the widely used Keilson-Storer kernel [J. Keilson and J. E. Storer, Q. Appl. Math. 10, 243 (1952)], cusp kernels are characterized by a single parameter and preserve a Maxwellian velocity distribution. Cusp kernels and their superpositions are more useful than Keilson-Storer kernels, because they are more similar to real kernels inferred from measurements or theory and are easier to invert to find steady-state velocity distributions.