A microscopic theory of photonucleation: Density functional approach to the properties of a fluid of two-level atoms, a part of which is excited
We use the density functional method to examine the properties of the nonuniform (two-phase) fluid of two-level atoms, a part of which is excited. We calculate the nucleation barrier for vapor-to-liquid phase transition in the presence of excited atoms.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute for Condensed Matter Physics
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Condensed Matter Physics |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.9.4.703 |
| Summary: | We use the density functional method to examine the properties of the nonuniform (two-phase) fluid of two-level atoms, a part of which is excited. We calculate the nucleation barrier for vapor-to-liquid phase transition in the presence of excited atoms. |
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| ISSN: | 1607-324X |