Einstein coefficients

Emission lines and absorption lines compared to a continuous spectrum

In atomic, molecular, and optical physics, the Einstein coefficients are quantities describing the probability of absorption or emission of a photon by an atom or molecule.[1] The Einstein A coefficients are related to the rate of spontaneous emission of light, and the Einstein B coefficients are related to the absorption and stimulated emission of light. Throughout this article, "light" refers to any electromagnetic radiation, not necessarily in the visible spectrum.

These coefficients are named after Albert Einstein, who proposed them in 1916.

  1. ^ Hilborn, Robert C. (1982). "Einstein coefficients, cross sections, f values, dipole moments, and all that". American Journal of Physics. 50 (11): 982–986. arXiv:physics/0202029. Bibcode:1982AmJPh..50..982H. doi:10.1119/1.12937. ISSN 0002-9505. S2CID 119050355.

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