Dynamics Resonances in Atomic States of Astrophysical Relevance

• Published in: Journal of astrophysics and astronomy Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 613 - 622
• Main Authors: Arefieff, K. N., Miculis, K., Bezuglov, N. N., Dimitrijević, M. S., Klyucharev, A. N., Mihajlov, A. A., Srećković, V. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01-12-2015; Springer Nature B.V; Indian Academy of Sciences
• Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Atomic states; Cold atoms; Dynamical systems; Dynamics; Electromagnetic fields; Emissions; Energy transfer; Excitation; Fluorescence; Ionization; Observations and Techniques; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Quantum theory; Review; Statistics; Stochastic control theory; Rydberg quasi-molecule; spectral lines emission; stochastic dynamics
• ISSN: 0250-6335; 0973-7758
• DOI: 10.1007/s12036-015-9358-5

Ionized geocosmic media parameters in a thermal and a subthermal range of energy have a number of unique features. The photoresonance plasma that is formed by optical excitation of the lowest excited (resonance) atomic states is one example of conversion of radiation energy into electrical one. Since spontaneous fluorescence of excited atoms is probabilistic, the description of the radiating quantized system evolution along with photon energy transfer in a cold atom medium, should include elements of stochastic dynamics. Finally, the chaotic dynamics of a weakly bound Rydberg electron over a grid of the energy level diagram of a quasi-molecular Rydberg complex provides an excitation migration of the electron forward to the ionization continuum. This work aims at discussing the specific features of the dynamic resonances formalism in the description of processes involving Rydberg states of an excited atom, including features in the fluorescence spectrum partially caused by the quantum defect control due to the presence of statistic electromagnetic fields.