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Stimulated Emission Probability Coefficient Defined

Einstein introduced a second radiation-dependent transition probability in which incident radiation stimulates an excited atom to emit additional radiation.

Albert Einstein photographed in Princeton in 1947
Albert Einstein, Princeton, 1947. Photograph by Oren Jack Turner; Library of Congress image with no known restrictions. Wikimedia Commons source.
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Stimulated Emission Probability Coefficient Defined

1916 · Berlin · Germany · Physics

Einstein introduced a second radiation-dependent transition probability in which incident radiation stimulates an excited atom to emit additional radiation.