Inhibition of spontaneous emission in Fermi gases
arXiv:cond-mat/9805037 · doi:10.1209/epl/i1998-00426-2
Abstract
Fermi inhibition is a quantum statistical analogue for the inhibition of spontaneous emission by an excited atom in a cavity. This is achieved when the relevant motional states are already occupied by a cloud of cold atoms in the internal ground state. We exhibit non-trivial effects at finite temperature and in anisotropic traps, and briefly consider a possible experimental realization.
4 pages with 3 figures