Volume 54, Issue 4

October 1996

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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

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Anomalous asymmetry splittings in a molecule with internal rotation in the presence of classical chaos

Juan Ortigoso

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2521(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Particle with arbitrary spin in the magnetic field of a linear current

Jörg Schmiedmayer and Armin Scrinzi

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2525(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Proposal for a mesoscopic cavity QED realization of the Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state

Christopher C. Gerry

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2529(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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$Δ I = 4$ and $Δ I = 8$ bifurcations in rotational bands of diatomic molecules

Dennis Bonatsos, C. Daskaloyannis, S. B. Drenska, G. A. Lalazissis, N. Minkov, P. P. Raychev, and R. P. Roussev

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2533(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Evidence for the spin-orbit-induced $p^{4} ({}^{1}D_{2}) m d {}^{2}F^{2}$ resonances in atomic Br and Cl

S. Benzaid, A. Menzel, J. Jiménez-Mier, S. J. Schaphorst, M. O. Krause, and C. D. Caldwell

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2537(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Angular distribution for the elastic scattering of electrons from ${Na}^{+}$ ions

B. Srigengan, I. D. Williams, and W. R. Newell

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2540(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Off-resonance light scattering from Bose condensates in traps

András Csordás, Robert Graham, and P. Szépfalusy

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2543(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Fast electron emission in collisions of ions with metal clusters

M. Groß and C. Guet

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2547(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Coulomb focusing in intense field atomic processes

Thomas Brabec, Misha Yu. Ivanov, and Paul B. Corkum

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2551(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Large-amplitude nuclear motions in the laser-induced Coulomb explosion of carbon dioxide molecules

C. Cornaggia

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2555(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Spatially dependent multiphoton multiple ionization

P. Hansch, M. A. Walker, and L. D. Van Woerkom

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2559(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Transient self-bending of laser beams in photorefractive crystals with drift nonlinearity

P. A. Marquez Aguilar, J. J. Sanchez Mondragon, S. Stepanov, and V. Vysloukh

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2563(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

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Quantum statistics of fundamental and higher-order coherent quantum solitons in Raman-active waveguides

M. J. Werner

Phys. Rev. A 54, R2567(R) (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

ARTICLES

Fundamental concepts

Darboux-Witten techniques for the Demkov-Ostrovsky problem

Haret Codratian Rosu

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2571 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum-mechanical description of charged particles with spin 1/2 in the magnetic field outside of a rectilinear current filament

M. Müller and K. Dietrich

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2577 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Implications of the noncrossing property of Bohm trajectories in one-dimensional tunneling configurations

X. Oriols, F. Martín, and J. Suñé

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2594 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Factoring in a dissipative quantum computer

César Miquel, Juan Pablo Paz, and Roberto Perazzo

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2605 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Sending entanglement through noisy quantum channels

Benjamin Schumacher

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2614 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum data processing and error correction

Benjamin Schumacher and M. A. Nielsen

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2629 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Schumacher’s quantum data compression as a quantum computation

Richard Cleve and David P. DiVincenzo

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2636 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum cryptographic network based on quantum memories

Eli Biham, Bruno Huttner, and Tal Mor

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2651 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Effect of a rotating potential on a quantum particle

Michael Abraham, Barak Galanti, and Zeev Olami

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2659 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Stochastic path integrals and open quantum systems

Walter T. Strunz

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2664 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Parity bit in quantum cryptography

Charles H. Bennett, Tal Mor, and John A. Smolin

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2675 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Collective tests for quantum nonlocality

Asher Peres

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2685 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Strong-coupling QED in a sphere: Degeneracy effects

Daan Lenstra, Gershon Kurizki, Lissette D. Bakalis, and Konrad Banaszek

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2690 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Stabilization of quantum states in quantum-optical systems

T. Pellizzari, Th. Beth, M. Grassl, and J. Müller-Quade

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2698 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Measuring quantum states: Experimental setup for measuring the spatial density matrix

Max Tegmark

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2703 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum analysis of the susceptibility for identical atoms subjected to an external force with a tail

Chung-In Um, In-Han Kim, Kyu-Hwang Yeon, Thomas F. George, and Lakshmi N. Pandey

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2707 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Fourth-order vacuum-polarization contribution to the Lamb shift

S. Mallampalli and J. Sapirstein

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2714 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Upper bound of the accessible information and lower bound of the Bayes cost in quantum signal-detection processes

Masashi Ban, Masao Osaki, and Osamu Hirota

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2718 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Optimum decision scheme with a unitary control process for binary quantum-state signals

Masahide Sasaki and Osamu Hirota

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2728 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum and classical statistics of the electromagnetic zero-point field

Michael Ibison and Bernhard Haisch

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2737 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Three disks in a row: A two-dimensional scattering analog of the double-well problem

Andreas Wirzba and Per E. Rosenqvist

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2745 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Family of geometric phases

Franco Salmistraro

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2755 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Consistent histories and quantum reasoning

Robert B. Griffiths

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2759 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Atomic and molecular structure and dynamics

Fine-structure effects on collisional broadening and shift of thallium two-photon lines

G. Mahr and G. Hermann

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2775 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Environment dependence of spectral and dissipative properties of an open spin system

A. Y. Artemev

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2779 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Absolute generalized oscillator strengths of 4s, 4s′, 4p+4p′ excitations of argon determined by the angle-resolved electron-energy-loss spectrometer

Q. Ji, S. L. Wu, R. F. Feng, X. J. Zhang, L. F. Zhu, Z. P. Zhong, K. Z. Xu, and Y. Zheng

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2786 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Ground-state energy of a two-electron atom as a function of λ=1/Z: Singular points and asymptotic behavior

I. A. Ivanov

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2792 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Near-threshold infrared photodetachment of ${Al}^{-}$ : A determination of the electron affinity of aluminum and the range of validity of the Wigner law

D. Calabrese, A. M. Covington, J. S. Thompson, R. W. Marawar, and John W. Farley

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2797 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Second-order self-energy–vacuum-polarization contributions to the Lamb shift in highly charged few-electron ions

Hans Persson, Ingvar Lindgren, Leonti N. Labzowsky, Günter Plunien, Thomas Beier, and Gerhard Soff

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2805 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Dominant ion-core assignments for the Rydberg states of ${Xe}_{2}$ dissociating to Xe+Xe*(6p,5d) by dispersive photoelectron spectroscopy

X. K. Hu, D. M. Mao, S. S. Dimov, and R. H. Lipson

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2814 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Variational calculations of dispersion coefficients for interactions among H, He, and Li atoms

Zong-Chao Yan, James F. Babb, A. Dalgarno, and G. W. F. Drake

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2824 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

High-resolution pre-edge structure in the inner-shell ionization threshold region of rare gases Xe, Kr, and Ar

O.-P. Sairanen, A. Kivimäki, E. Nõmmiste, H. Aksela, and S. Aksela

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2834 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Boundary-condition-determined wave function for the ground state of helium and isoelectronic ions

U. Kleinekathöfer, S. H. Patil, K. T. Tang, and J. P. Toennies

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2840 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Relativistic many-body calculations of energies of n=2 states for boronlike ions

M. S. Safronova, W. R. Johnson, and U. I. Safronova

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2850 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Fully relativistic calculations for the ground state of the AgH molecule

A. K. Mohanty and F. A. Parpia

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2863 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Bound electronic states in a statically screened electric-dipole potential

J. M. Ugalde and C. Sarasola

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2868 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Atomic and molecular collisions and interactions

Angular distribution of Auger electrons in the decay of resonantly excited 4 $d_{3 / 2, 5 / 2}^{- 1}$ 6p states in Xe

H. Aksela, J. Jauhiainen, E. Nõmmiste, O.-P. Sairanen, J. Karvonen, E. Kukk, and S. Aksela

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2874 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Electron correlation in the 3 $p^{4}$ 4s state of Ar studied via the 2 $p^{5}$ 4s resonant Auger spectra

H. Aksela and J. Mursu

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2882 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Inelastic and quasielastic collisions of Rydberg atoms with the heavy rare-gas atoms

Vladimir S. Lebedev and Ilya I. Fabrikant

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2888 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Nonadiabatic phase-matrix method for vibrational excitation and dissociative attachment in electron-molecule scattering

R. K. Nesbet

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2899 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Theory of ion-pair formation in Rydberg-atom–ground-state-atom collisions at thermal energies

D. B. Khrebtukov and I. I. Fabrikant

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2906 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Two-electron processes in the ionization of $H_{2}$ and $D_{2}$ by fast protons

Bhas Bapat, E. Krishnakumar, C. P. Safvan, M. J. Singh, S. K. Goel, and R. Shanker

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2925 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Formation and decay of Xe 4 $d^{- 1}$ vacancies studied via electron-electron coincidence experiments

L. Avaldi, P. Bolognesi, R. Camilloni, E. Fainelli, R. A. Multari, and G. Stefani

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2930 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Double- and single-differential and total ionization cross sections for electron-impact ionization of a helium atom

R. Biswas and C. Sinha

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2944 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Absolute doubly differential single-ionization cross sections in p+He collisions

M. Schulz, T. Vajnai, A. D. Gaus, W. Htwe, D. H. Madison, and R. E. Olson

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2951 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

H type of hidden crossings in atomic collisions involving highly charged ions

D. Jakimovski, V. I. Savichev, and E. A. Solov’ev

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2962 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Distorted-wave cross sections for electron-impact ionization of ${Ar}^{7 +}$

K. J. Reed and M. H. Chen

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2967 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Two-electron capture by ${He}^{2 +}$ , ${Li}^{3 +}$ , and $B^{5 +}$ in the independent-event model

Bablu Bhattacharjee, M. Das, N. C. Deb, and S. C. Mukherjee

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2973 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Differential and integral cross sections for excitation of the electronic states of nitric oxide by low-energy electron impact: Observation of a ${}^{2}Π_{r}$ $\to^{2}$ Φ excitation process

B. Mojarrabi, L. Campbell, P. J. O. Teubner, M. J. Brunger, and D. C. Cartwright

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2977 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Nonperturbative treatment of the screened-Coulomb contribution of projectile-electron loss

P. L. Grande, G. Schiwietz, G. M. Sigaud, and E. C. Montenegro

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2983 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Calculation of ionization within the close-coupling formalism

Igor Bray and Dmitry V. Fursa

Phys. Rev. A 54, 2991 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Role of electron-ion recombination processes in the lifetime of stored $D^{+}$ beams

H. Gao, E. Justiniano, S. Asp, H. Danared, D. R. DeWitt, and R. Schuch

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3005 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

L-subshell ionization studies in Au and Bi for ${}^{19}F$ and ${}^{28}{Si}$ large-ion bombardment

H. C. Padhi, B. B. Dhal, V. Nanal, K. G. Prasad, P. N. Tandon, and D. Trautmann

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3014 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Na(3p←3s) excitation by impact of slow multiply charged ions

G. Horvath, J. Schweinzer, H. P. Winter, and F. Aumayr

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3022 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Charge transfer in collisions of $B^{2 +}$ $(^{2}$ S $,^{2}$ P) and $B^{3 +}$ $(^{1}$ S) ions with He atoms below 200 keV

M. Kimura, S. Suzuki, N. Shimakura, J. P. Gu, G. Hirsch, R. J. Buenker, and I. Shimamura

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3029 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Theory of elastic scattering of particles in a static potential field

H. K. Avetissian and S. V. Movsissian

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3036 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Computation of exchange probability in one-dimensional electron-hydrogen scattering

D. G. Lappas, R. Grobe, and J. H. Eberly

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3042 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Two-electron capture and stabilization in collisions of $C^{6 +}$ with rare-gas targets at low energy

L. Chen, J. Bernard, S. Martin, A. Denis, and J. Désesquelles

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3049 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Transient and asymptotic effects in tunneling

S. Brouard and J. G. Muga

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3055 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Correction of substrate effect in the measurement of 8–25-keV electron-impact K-shell ionization cross sections of Cu and Co elements

Z. An, T. H. Li, L. M. Wang, X. Y. Xia, and Z. M. Luo

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3067 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Dielectronic recombination rate coefficients for highly ionized Ni-like atoms

E. Behar, P. Mandelbaum, J. L. Schwob, A. Bar-Shalom, J. Oreg, and W. H. Goldstein

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3070 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Asymptotic wave function for three charged particles in the continuum

A. M. Mukhamedzhanov and M. Lieber

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3078 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Dissociative recombination and dissociative excitation of ${}^{4}{HeH}^{+}$ : Absolute cross sections and mechanisms

C. Strömholm, J. Semaniak, S. Rosén, H. Danared, S. Datz, W. van der Zande, and M. Larsson

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3086 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

High-resolution experimental and theoretical study of singly and doubly excited resonances in ground-state photoionization of neon

Konrad Schulz, Michael Domke, Ralph Püttner, Alejandro Gutiérrez, Günter Kaindl, Gregory Miecznik, and Chris H. Greene

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3095 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Electron, atom, and molecule interactions with solids and surfaces

Low-speed limit of Bohr’s stopping-power formula

Peter Sigmund

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3113 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Generalized Thomas-Fermi-Weizsäcker approach to screening and slowing down of swift charged particles in jellium

Károly Ladányi

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3118 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Energy loss of $H^{+}$ and ${He}^{+}$ in Al, Zn, and Au in the very low- to intermediate-energy range

G. Martínez-Tamayo, J. C. Eckardt, G. H. Lantschner, and N. R. Arista

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3131 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Charge state of 2-MeV carbon ions in the vicinity of a SnTe(001) surface

M. Fritz, K. Kimura, H. Kuroda, and M. Mannami

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3139 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Photoatomic effect: Light-induced ejection of Na and ${Na}_{2}$ from polydimethylsiloxane surfaces

J. H. Xu, A. Gozzini, F. Mango, G. Alzetta, and R. A. Bernheim

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3146 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Matter waves

Metastable Bose condensate made of atoms with attractive interaction

E. V. Shuryak

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3151 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Testing energy quantization at the level of 100 kHz by neutron crystal diffraction

J. Summhammer

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3155 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Inertial sensing with classical atomic beams

Markus K. Oberthaler, Stefan Bernet, Ernst M. Rasel, Jörg Schmiedmayer, and Anton Zeilinger

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3165 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Stimulated enhancement of cross section by a Bose-Einstein condensate

J. J. Hope and C. M. Savage

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3177 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Clusters (including fullerenes)

Ionization and fragmentation of $C_{60}$ by highly charged, high-energy xenon ions

S. Cheng, H. G. Berry, R. W. Dunford, H. Esbensen, D. S. Gemmell, E. P. Kanter, T. LeBrun, and W. Bauer

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3182 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Atomic and molecular processes in electromagnetic fields

Quantum fine structure of the optical Stern-Gerlach effect

A. Vaglica

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3195 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Force, diffusion, and channeling in sub-Doppler laser cooling

M. D. Hoogerland, H. F. P. de Bie, H. C. W. Beijerinck, E. J. D. Vredenbregt, K. A. H. van Leeuwen, P. van der Straten, and H. J. Metcalf

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3206 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Radiative renormalization analysis of two-level systems with permanent dipole moments

V. W. Lee-Talghader, T. K. Gustafson, and P. L. Kelley

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3219 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Multichannel spectrum of neutral particles trapped by a wire

James P. Burke, Jr., Chris H. Greene, and B. D. Esry

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3225 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Dissociative ionization of $H_{2}$ $^{+}$ in an intense laser field: Charge-resonance-enhanced ionization, Coulomb explosion, and harmonic generation at 600 nm

Szczepan Chelkowski, André Conjusteau, Tao Zuo, and André D. Bandrauk

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3235 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Higher harmonic generation at metal surfaces by powerful femtosecond laser pulses

S. Varró and F. Ehlotzky

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3245 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Trap for polarized atoms based on light-induced drift

F. Buřič, Č. Hradečný, J. Slovák, T. Těthal, and I. M. Yermolayev

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3250 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Phase control of molecular ionization: $H_{2}$ $^{+}$ and $H_{3}$ $^{2 +}$ in intense two-color laser fields

T. Zuo and A. D. Bandrauk

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3254 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

R-matrix Floquet description of multiphoton ionization of Li

C.-T. Chen and F. Robicheaux

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3261 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Stationary states and their stability for a mixture of molecular gases under velocity-selective excitation

Alexander V. Ghiner and Michael A. Vaksman

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3270 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Autoionizing Rydberg wave packets

F. Robicheaux and W. T. Hill, III

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3276 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Molecules in intense laser fields: Enhanced ionization in a one-dimensional model of $H_{2}$

Hengtai Yu, Tao Zuo, and André D. Bandrauk

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3290 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Cooling using velocity or mode selection for alkali-metal atoms

R. Dum

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3299 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Ionization of Li Rydberg atoms by 8.5- and 18-GHz circularly polarized microwave fields

C. H. Cheng, C. Y. Lee, and T. F. Gallagher

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3303 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Reversibility of bound-to-continuum transitions induced by a strong short laser pulse and the semiclassical uniform approximation

Einat Frishman and Moshe Shapiro

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3310 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Motional quantum states of a trapped ion: Measurement and its back action

S. Wallentowitz and W. Vogel

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3322 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum optics

Direct measurement of diffusion coefficients of cesium 6 $P_{3 / 2}$ and 6 $P_{1 / 2}$ excited-state atoms in neon gas

D. S. Glassner, B. Ai, and R. J. Knize

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3335 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Class of feasible quantum superpositions of squeezed and sub-Poissonian states

A. F. R. de Toledo Piza and N. Zagury

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3338 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Maxwell-Bloch equations for spatially inhomogeneous semiconductor lasers. I. Theoretical formulation

Ortwin Hess and Tilmann Kuhn

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3347 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Maxwell-Bloch equations for spatially inhomogeneous semiconductor lasers. II. Spatiotemporal dynamics

Ortwin Hess and Tilmann Kuhn

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3360 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Fock states in a Kerr medium with parametric pumping

W. Leoński

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3369 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Master-equation theory of multimode semiconductor lasers. II. Injection locking

A. Eschmann and C. W. Gardiner

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3373 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Optical dephasing by a random telegraph frequency modulation

Haiyu Wang, Huiqiu Li, and Shihua Huang

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3381 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Two-photon selective reflection

M. Gorris-Neveux, P. Monnot, S. Saltiel, R. Barbé, J.-C. Keller, and M. Ducloy

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3386 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Coherence-induced effects in pulse-pair propagation through absorbing media

Gautam Vemuri, K. V. Vasavada, G. S. Agarwal, and Q. Zhang

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3394 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Experimental test of modular noise propagation theory for quantum optics

Andrew G. White, Matthew S. Taubman, Timothy C. Ralph, Ping Koy Lam, David E. McClelland, and Hans-A. Bachor

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3400 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Average intensity and bifurcations in a pulsed laser

L. de B. Oliveira-Neto, Glauber J. F. T. da Silva, A. Z. Khoury, and J. R. Rios Leite

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3405 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Pump modulation of a two-mode Fabry-Pérot laser: Influence of an internal resonance

D. Pieroux, T. Erneux, and Paul Mandel

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3409 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum radiation generated by a moving mirror in free space

P. A. Maia Neto and L. A. S. Machado

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3420 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Biconical emission of spatially mode-locked patterns with wave-number ratio √2 in a ring cavity device

M. Le Berre, D. Leduc, E. Ressayre, and A. Tallet

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3428 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Statistical analysis of pulses in systems with random modulation through an instability point

J. Revuelta, L. Pesquera, and M. A. Rodríguez

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3447 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Cascading of quadratic nonlinearities: An analytical study

A. Kobyakov and F. Lederer

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3455 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Optical pattern selection by a lateral wave-front shift

P. L. Ramazza, S. Boccaletti, A. Giaquinta, E. Pampaloni, S. Soria, and F. T. Arecchi

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3472 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Photonic-well microcavities for spontaneous emission control

I. Abram and G. Bourdon

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3476 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Transition probabilities of atomic systems between moving walls

R. Jáuregui and C. Villarreal

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3480 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Direct and ghost interference in double-slit experiments with coincidence measurements

P. H. Souto Ribeiro and G. A. Barbosa

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3489 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Optical bistability of semiconductor microcavities in the strong-coupling regime

Alessandro Tredicucci, Yong Chen, Vittorio Pellegrini, Marco Börger, and Franco Bassani

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3493 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Underlying simplicity of atomic population variations induced by a stochastic phase-fluctuating field

R. P. Frueholz and J. C. Camparo

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3499 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Cavity quantum electrodynamics between parallel dielectric surfaces

H. Nha and W. Jhe

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3505 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Theory and simulations of superluminal optical pulses in gain media

Eric L. Bolda

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3514 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Modulational instability and critical regime in a highly birefringent fiber

E. Seve, P. Tchofo Dinda, G. Millot, M. Remoissenet, J. M. Bilbault, and M. Haelterman

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3519 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum-state control by a single conditional measurement: The periodically switched Jaynes-Cummings model

A. Kozhekin, G. Kurizki, and B. Sherman

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3535 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Stimulated Raman processes in optically dense, inhomogeneously broadened media

I. E. Mazets

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3539 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Multilevel rate-equation analysis to explain the recent observations of limitations to optical limiting dyes

Steve Hughes and Brian Wherrett

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3546 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Two simple expressions for the spontaneous emission factor β

M. P. van Exter, G. Nienhuis, and J. P. Woerdman

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3553 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quasiadiabatic approximation for a dense collection of two-level atoms

Michael E. Crenshaw

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3559 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Theory of one-dimensional quantum gap solitons

Ze Cheng and Gershon Kurizki

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3576 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Cavity modified quantum beats

B. M. Garraway and P. L. Knight

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3592 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Spectral properties of a micromaser: Atomic-beam statistics and the field correlation function

Hans-Jürgen Briegel, Berthold-Georg Englert, and Marlan O. Scully

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3603 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Quantum gap solitons and soliton pinning in dispersive medium and photonic-band-gap materials: Bethe-ansatz solution

Valery I. Rupasov and M. Singh

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3614 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Molecular Raman effect in an optical microcavity: A classical approach

Michele Marrocco

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3626 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Importance of population transfers in high-order harmonic-generation spectra

Maria Lluïsa Pons, Richard Taïeb, and Alfred Maquet

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3634 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Theory of lasing in a multiple-scattering medium

Sajeev John and Gendi Pang

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3642 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Sub-Doppler linewidth with electromagnetically induced transparency in rubidium atoms

Yifu Zhu and T. N. Wasserlauf

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3653 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

BRIEF REPORTS

Fundamental concepts

Absence of classical and quantum mixing

L. L. Salcedo

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3657 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Atomic and molecular structure and dynamics

Dipole and quadrupole polarizabilities of spherical anions: $F^{-}$ , ${Si}^{-}$ , and ${Cl}^{-}$

Renato Medeiros, Marcos A. Castro, and Orlando A. V. Amaral

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3661 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Clusters (including fullerenes)

Spontaneous thermal isomerization in isolated alkali-halide clusters

D. J. Fatemi, F. K. Fatemi, and L. A. Bloomfield

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3674 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

Atomic and molecular processes in electromagnetic fields

Effective action approach to high-order harmonic generation

J. Z. Kamiński and F. Ehlotzky

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3678 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996

ERRATA

Erratum: Analytic Born completion in the calculation of electron-molecule differential cross sections [Phys. Rev. A 53, 4215 (1996)]

William A. Isaacs and Michael A. Morrison

Phys. Rev. A 54, 3697 (1996) - Published 1 October, 1996