Anomalous photon diffusion in atomic vapors
Atomic Physics
2015-05-14 v1 Optics
Abstract
The multiple scattering of photons in a hot, resonant, atomic vapor is investigated and shown to exhibit a L\'evy Flight-like behavior. Monte Carlo simulations give insights into the frequency redistribution process that originates the long steps characteristic of this class of random walk phenomena.
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@article{arxiv.1001.0320,
title = {Anomalous photon diffusion in atomic vapors},
author = {Martine Chevrollier and Nicolas Mercadier and William Guerin and Robin Kaiser},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.0320},
year = {2015}
}