Phy5646/Einstein coefficients example

(Submitted by Team 1)

This example was taken from "Theory and Problems of Quantum Mechanics", Yoaf Peleg, et al, p. 296-297.

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Problem:

A two-level system with eigenvalues $E_{2}>E_{1}\!$ is in the thermodynamics equilibrium with a heat reservoir at absolute temperature $T\!$. The system undergoes the following transitions: (i) Absorption $1\rightarrow 2$, (ii) induced emission $2\rightarrow 1$, and (iii) spontaneous emission $2\rightarrow 1$. The transition rates for each of these processes are given by:

$W_{21}^{abs}=P_{1}B_{21}u(w_{21})$

$W_{12}^{ind}=P_{2}B_{12}u(w_{21})$

$W_{12}^{spon}=P_{2}A_{12}$

where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u(w_{21}) \!} is the energy distribution of the radiation field, Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle P_j \!} is the probability of finding the system in level Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle j \!} of degeneracy Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle g_j (j=1,2)\!} , and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A_{12}\!} and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle B_{12}\!} are the Einstein coefficients for spontaneous and induced emission, respectively. (a) Calculate the probabilities Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle P_1\!} and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle P_2\!} under equilibrium conditions. (b) Use the rates together with Planck's formula for black body radiation to show that

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle g_1 B_{21} = g_2 B_{12} \!}

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A_{12}= \frac{\hbar w_{21}^3}{\pi^2 c^3} B_{12} }

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Solution (a):

Under thermal equilibrium at absolute temperature Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle T \!} , the probability of finding the system in one of its stationary states Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle |i\rangle \!} with and eigenvalue Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \epsilon_i\!} is proportional to the Boltzmann factor Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle e^{-\frac{\epsilon_i}{kT}}} . In this problem Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \epsilon_i\!} assumes the value Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle E_1\!} , Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle E_2\!} with respective degeneracies Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle g_i = g_1, g_2 \!} (a two-level system). Therefore,

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle P_1=C g_1 e^{-\frac{E_1}{kT}} }

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle P_2=C g_2 e^{-\frac{E_2}{kT}} }

where Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle C \!} is the normalization constant. Since Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle P_1 + P_2 =1 \!} , we immediately find that

$C^{-1}=g_{1}e^{-{\frac {E_{1}}{kT}}}+g_{2}e^{-{\frac {E_{2}}{kT}}}$

Since $E_{2}-E_{1}=\hbar w_{21}$, we have

${\frac {P_{1}}{P_{2}}}={\frac {g_{1}}{g_{2}}}e^{\frac {\hbar w_{21}}{kT}}$

Solution (b):

Suppose that a larger number of systems, such as in part (a), form a closed cavity that is kept in equilibrium with its own thermal radiation at constant temperature $T\!$. In this case,

$W_{21}^{abs}=W_{12}^{ind}+W_{12}^{spon}$

Then from the transitions rates, we obtain

$P_{1}B_{21}u(w_{21})=P_{2}B_{12}u(w_{21})+P_{2}A_{12}\!$

or from the last result in part (a)

$g_{1}B_{21}(e^{\frac {\hbar w_{21}}{kT}}-{\frac {g_{2}B_{12}}{g_{1}B_{21}}}){\frac {\hbar w_{21}^{3}}{\pi ^{2}c^{3}}}=g_{2}A_{12}(e^{\frac {\hbar w_{21}}{kT}}-1)$

Hence,

$g_{1}B_{21}=g_{2}B_{12}\!$

$A_{12}={\frac {\hbar w_{21}^{3}}{\pi ^{2}c^{3}}}B_{12}$