Observation of inhibited spontaneous emission
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 55 (1) , 67-70
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.67
Abstract
The radiative decay of the cyclotron motion of a single electron is significantly inhibited when the electron is located within microwave cavity (formed by the electrodes of a Penning trap) rather than in free space. This is the first observation of such inhibited spontaneous emission and the first use of a promising new system for radiative physics. Implications for precision measurements are mentioned.Keywords
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