Volume 45, Issue 11

June 1992

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HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

MILESTONE

Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Atomic and Molecular Collisions and Interactions

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Dielectronic recombination between hyperfine levels of the ground state of ${Bi}^{82 +}$

M. S. Pindzola, N. R. Badnell, and D. C. Griffin

Phys. Rev. A 45, R7659(R) (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Coincident emission of a characteristic and a continuum x ray in electron-atom collisions

D. L. Kahler, Jingai Liu, and C. A. Quarles

Phys. Rev. A 45, R7663(R) (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Nature of the dips in the atomic photoabsorption cross section

O. I. Tolstikhin and A. V. Vinogradov

Phys. Rev. A 45, R7667(R) (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atoms and Molecules in Electromagnetic Fields

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Stability of Rydberg atoms in a strong laser field

Francesco Benvenuto, Giulio Casati, and Dima L. Shepelyansky

Phys. Rev. A 45, R7670(R) (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Quantum Optics

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Preparation and detection of macroscopic quantum superpositions by two-photon field-atom interactions

B. Sherman and G. Kurizki

Phys. Rev. A 45, R7674(R) (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Fluctuation phenomena in a multibranch potential

M. I. Dykman, D. G. Luchinsky, P. V. E. McClintock, N. D. Stein, and N. G. Stocks

Phys. Rev. A 45, R7678(R) (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

ARTICLES

Fundamental Concepts

Gravitating boson systems

Richard L. Hall

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7682 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Pauli problem for a spin of arbitrary length: A simple method to determine its wave function

Stefan Weigert

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7688 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Semiclassical theory of spin-orbit coupling

Robert G. Littlejohn and William G. Flynn

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7697 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Collapse of the wave packet and chaos in a model with classical and quantum degrees of freedom

L. L. Bonilla and F. Guinea

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7718 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Observation of a ‘‘quantum eraser’’: A revival of coherence in a two-photon interference experiment

Paul G. Kwiat, Aephraim M. Steinberg, and Raymond Y. Chiao

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7729 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Relativistic theory of the Lamb shift in self-field quantum electrodynamics

A. O. Barut, J. Kraus, Y. Salamin, and N. Ünal

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7740 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Superpositions of distinct phase states by a nonlinear evolution

Barry C. Sanders

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7746 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic and Molecular Structure

Polarizabilities of two-electron positive ions and Rydberg levels of lithium

A. K. Bhatia and Richard J. Drachman

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7752 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Theoretical lifetimes of the Al ${}^{2}$ S, ${}^{2}$ P, ${}^{2}$ D, and ${}^{2}$ F states

Constantine E. Theodosiou

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7756 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Frequency-dependent polarizabilities of halide anions and $H^{-}$

M. Kutzner, M. Felton, and D. Winn

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7761 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Ionization potential for the lithiumlike 1 $s^{2}$ 2s states from Na ix to Ca xviii

Kwong T. Chung

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7766 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Order-α corrections to the decay rate of orthopositronium in the Fried-Yennie gauge

Gregory S. Adkins, Ali A. Salahuddin, and Koenraad E. Schalm

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7774 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic core-polarization effects in metastable hadronic helium atoms

Toshimitsu Yamazaki and Kazumasa Ohtsuki

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7782 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Lower bounds to the binding energies of tdμ

Armin Scrinzi

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7787 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Radiative lifetimes of several metastable states of doubly and triply ionized Ar, Kr, and Xe

Anthony G. Calamai and Charles E. Johnson

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7792 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic and Molecular Collisions and Interactions

Ab initio description of polarization in low-energy electron collisions with polar molecules: Application to electron- ${NH}_{3}$ scattering

T. N. Rescigno, B. H. Lengsfield, C. W. McCurdy, and S. D. Parker

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7800 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Evaluation of two-center integrals involving Coulomb waves and bound states up to N=2 levels

N. C. Deb, K. Basu Choudhury, Bablu Bhattacharjee, and D. S. F. Crothers

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7810 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Relativistic scattering in a multimode external field

Fei Zhou and Leonard Rosenberg

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7818 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Electron degradation and yields of initial products: The Fano factor for mixtures of argon and molecular hydrogen

Mineo Kimura, I. Krajcar-Bronić, Michael Dillon, and Mitio Inokuti

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7831 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Total (elastic and inelastic) scattering cross sections for several positron-molecule systems at 10–5000 eV: $H_{2}$ , $H_{2}$ O, ${NH}_{3}$ , ${CH}_{4}$ , $N_{2}$ , CO, $C_{2}$ $H_{2}$ , $O_{2}$ , ${SiH}_{4}$ , ${CO}_{2}$ , $N_{2}$ O, and ${CF}_{4}$

K. L. Baluja and Ashok Jain

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7838 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Cross sections for resonant transfer and excitation in ${Fe}^{q +}$ + $H_{2}$ collisions

M. W. Clark, J. A. Tanis, E. M. Bernstein, N. R. Badnell, R. D. DuBois, W. G. Graham, T. J. Morgan, V. L. Plano, A. S. Schlachter, and M. P. Stockli

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7846 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Dissociation energy of molecules in dense gases

J. A. Kunc

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7851 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

K-shell-ionization cross sections for low-Z elements (11≤Z≤22) by protons in the energy range 0.5–2.5 MeV

L. C. Tribedi and P. N. Tandon

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7860 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Absolute measurements and calculations of dielectronic recombination with metastable He-like N, F, and Si ions

L. H. Andersen, G-Y. Pan, H. T. Schmidt, N. R. Badnell, and M. S. Pindzola

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7868 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Molecular treatment of electron capture in atomic collisions in the meV- to keV-energy regime: Collisions of $C^{5 +}$ ions with H atoms and the effect of core electrons

N. Shimakura, S. Koizumi, S. Suzuki, and M. Kimura

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7876 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Surface light-induced drift affected by chemical reactions

M. A. Vaksman and A. Ben-Reuven

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7883 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Photoionization of highly charged carbonlike ions

Sultana N. Nahar and Anil K. Pradhan

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7887 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Radiative recombination of bare ions with low-energy free electrons

M. Pajek and R. Schuch

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7894 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Intermolecular translational-rotational contribution to nuclear-spin relaxation in liquids

K. Lendi

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7906 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Hyperspherical approach to double-electron excitation of He by fast-ion impact. II. Excitation to the (2l3l’) and (3l3l’) manifolds by proton and antiproton impact

Kengo Moribayashi, Ken-ichi Hino, Michio Matsuzawa, and M. Kimura

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7922 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Momentum-transfer dependence of the Lyman-Birge-Hopfield and the K-shell preionization lines in the nitrogen molecule by means of high-energy electron-impact spectroscopy

Ronaldo S. Barbieri and R. A. Bonham

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7929 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Generalized multistructural calculation of the optical and generalized oscillator strengths for inner-shell excitations in $N_{2}$

C. E. Bielschowsky, M. A. C. Nascimento, and E. Hollauer

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7942 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Decay channels of core-excited $H_{2}$ S studied by synchrotron-radiation-excited photoelectron spectroscopy

H. Aksela, S. Aksela, A. Naves de Brito, G. M. Bancroft, and K. H. Tan

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7948 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Nonradiative and dissociative decay channels of core-excited $H_{2}$ S studied by ab initio calculations

Arnaldo Naves de Brito and Hans Ågren

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7953 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy

Overlapping sequence of doubly excited series in the vuv spectrum of argon

M. Aslam Baig, Sultan Ahmad, J. P. Connerade, Wolfgang Dussa, and Josef Hormes

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7963 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic and Molecular Clusters

Surface melting of clusters and implications for bulk matter

Hai-Ping Cheng and R. Stephen Berry

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7969 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Fusion and stability of colliding atomic nuclei, atomic clusters, and liquid droplets

R. Schmidt and H. O. Lutz

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7981 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Radial vibrations of a sodium ion inside icosahedral $C_{60}$

J. L. Ballester and B. I. Dunlap

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7985 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atoms and Molecules in Electromagnetic Fields

Observation of ground-state Zeeman coherences in the selective reflection from cesium vapor

A. Weis, V. A. Sautenkov, and T. W. Hänsch

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7991 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Pulsed polarization spectroscopy with strong fields and an optically thick sample

Frank C. Spano and Kevin K. Lehmann

Phys. Rev. A 45, 7997 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Modification of the far-wing absorption profile due to collisional coherence

S. Cavalieri, E. Arimondo, and M. Matera

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8005 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Alternative approach to light-induced drift in molecular gases

P. L. Chapovsky, G. J. van der Meer, J. Smeets, and L. J. F. Hermans

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8011 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Multizone optical Ramsey resonance with traveling waves

Atsuo Morinaga

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8019 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Quantum Optics

Phase-dependent effects in multiphoton ionization induced by a laser field and its second harmonic

Kenneth J. Schafer and Kenneth C. Kulander

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8026 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Frequency dependence of ponderomotive shifts in strong-field photodetachment

Victor Z. Slonim

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8034 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Dynamics of a two-atom Raman coupled model interacting with two quantized cavity fields

Christopher C. Gerry and H. Huang

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8037 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Intensity correlations between the components of the resonance fluorescence triplet

C. A. Schrama, G. Nienhuis, H. A. Dijkerman, C. Steijsiger, and H. G. M. Heideman

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8045 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Multiphoton absorption line shapes and branching ratios in intense laser fields: An application to $H_{2}^{+}$ photodissociation

Salvador Miret-Artés, Osman Atabek, and André D. Bandrauk

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8056 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Quantum theory of nonlinear loop mirrors

K. J. Blow, Rodney Loudon, and Simon J. D. Phoenix

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8064 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Photon entanglement in macroscopic systems

J. D. Franson

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8074 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Coherent states in a finite-dimensional basis: Their phase properties and relationship to coherent states of light

V. Bužek, A. D. Wilson-Gordon, P. L. Knight, and W. K. Lai

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8079 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Resonance fluorescence with squeezed-light excitation

Reeta Vyas and Surendra Singh

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8095 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Mode-locking dynamics of synchronously pumped color-center lasers: Fabry-Pérot and ring geometries

W. Forysiak and J. V. Moloney

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8110 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic-dipole squeezing and emission spectra of the nondegenerate two-photon Jaynes-Cummings model

M. M. Ashraf and M. S. K. Razmi

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8121 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Space-time dynamics of wide-gain-section lasers

P. K. Jakobsen, J. V. Moloney, A. C. Newell, and R. Indik

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8129 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Models of a two-photon Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen interference experiment

Morton H. Rubin and Y. H. Shih

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8138 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Steady-state analysis of a two-mode laser with multiplicative white noise

Shiqun Zhu

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8148 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Quantum theory of correlated-emission lasers: Vacuum state for the mode of the relative phase and the relative amplitude

Ning Lu

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8154 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Diagrammatic techniques for the nonlinear response of systems dressed by resonant external fields

M. Sanjay Kumar and G. S. Agarwal

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8165 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

FEATURED IN PHYSICS

MILESTONE

Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Schrödinger-cat states in the resonant Jaynes-Cummings model: Collapse and revival of oscillations of the photon-number distribution

V. Bužek, H. Moya-Cessa, P. L. Knight, and S. J. D. Phoenix

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8190 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Optical Magnus effect

A. V. Dooghin, N. D. Kundikova, V. S. Liberman, and B. Ya. Zel’dovich

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8204 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Resonant multiwave-mixing spectra of gas-phase sodium: Nonperturbative calculations

Robert P. Lucht, Rick Trebino, and Larry A. Rahn

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8209 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Multimode quantum analysis of an interferometer with moving mirrors

A. Luis and L. L. Sánchez-Soto

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8228 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Low-frequency theory of multiphoton ionization. II. General formulation and further results for ionization of H(1s)

Marcel Pont, R. M. Potvliege, Robin Shakeshaft, and Zhong-jian Teng

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8235 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Stability analysis of nonlinear periodic media

C. Martijn de Sterke

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8252 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Generation of intensity-correlated twin beams using series-coupled semiconductor lasers

Gunnar Björk

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8259 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Self-phase-modulation and induced phase modulation of noisy radiation in single-mode optical fibers

Heber R. da Cruz, J. Miguel Hickmann, and A. S. Gouveia-Neto

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8268 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

BRIEF REPORTS

Fundamental Concepts

Action-angle variables for the diamagnetic Kepler problem

David Farrelly and John A. Milligan

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8277 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Survival probability and chaos in an open quantum system

Allan Tameshtit and J. E. Sipe

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8280 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Atomic and Molecular Collisions and Interactions

Algebraic decay and phase-space metamorphoses in microwave ionization of hydrogen Rydberg atoms

Ying-Cheng Lai, Celso Grebogi, Reinhold Blümel, and Mingzhou Ding

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8284 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Quantum Optics

Dynamical spatial-pattern memory in globally coupled lasers

Kenju Otsuka and Jyh-Long Chern

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8288 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

Lasing without inversion and coherence in dressed states

Zhen-Fei Luo and Zhi-Zhan Xu

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8292 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992

ERRATA

Erratum: Measurement of the Lamb shifts in singlet levels of atomic helium

W. Lichten, D. Shiner, and Zhi-Xiang Zhou

Phys. Rev. A 45, 8295 (1992) - Published 1 June, 1992