optical transition

collocation in English

meaningsofopticalandtransition

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optical
adjective
uk
/ˈɒp.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/
relating to light or the ability ...
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transition
noun[C or U]
uk
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/trænˈzɪʃ.ən/
a change from one form or type to another, or the process by which ...
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A continuous dye laser tuned to a suitableopticaltransitionselectively excites recombined atoms of interest.
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This is in contrast toopticaltransitionradiation, which is generated only at the boundary of a medium.
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Transverse phase space mapping of relativistic electron beams usingopticaltransitionradiation.
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Liouville states contributing to theopticaltransition.
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Opticaltransitionradiation is emitted both in the forward direction and reflected by the interface surface.
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Consequently, both the magnitude and the mutual arrangement of the individual transition-dipole moments have a crucial influence on the resulting selection rules for the optical transitions.
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Although the optical transitions in lanthanide-doped nanoparticles essentially resemble those in bulk materials, the nanostructure amenable to surface modifications provides new oportunities for research.
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The discrete optical transitions and occurrence of photoluminescence in these species are areas where they behave like molecular, rather than metallic, substances.
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An alternative approach is to explore the ultranarrow optical transitions of atoms held in an optical lattice.
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For example, group theory is used to show that optical transitions between certain quantum levels can not occur simply because of the symmetry of the states involved.
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