Abstract
We compare the derivation of the dynamic Stark shift of hydrogenic energy levels in a classical framework with an adiabatically damped laser-atom interaction, which is equivalent to the Gell-Mann-Low-Sucher formula, and a treatment based on time-independent perturbation theory, with a second-quantized laser-atom dipole interaction Hamiltonian. Our analysis applies to a laser that excites a two-photon transition in atomic hydrogen or in a hydrogenlike ion with low nuclear charge number. Our comparisons serve to demonstrate why the dynamic Stark shift may be interpreted as a stimulated radiative correction and illustrates connections between the two derivations. The simplest of the derivations is the fully quantized approach. The classical and the second-quantized treatment are shown to be equivalent in the limit of large photon numbers.
Recommended Citation
M. K. Haas et al., "Comparison of Classical and Second Quantized Description of the Dynamic Stark Shift," American Journal of Physics, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 77 - 81, American Association of Physics Teachers, Jan 2006.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2140742
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0002-9505
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Association of Physics Teachers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
