Methods for Line Shapes in Plasmas in the Presence of External Electric Fields

Abstract

Line broadening is usually dominated by interactions of an atomic system with a stochastic, random medium. When, in addition to the random medium, a non-random field (such as a laser) is applied, the line profile may be modified in significant ways. The present work discusses these modifications and the methods to deal with them.

Keywords

• stark broadening
• external elecric field
• satellites
• Floquet