Decay rates and survival probabilities in open quantum systems

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Dec 23;89(26):263601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.263601. Epub 2002 Dec 6.

Abstract

We provide the first statistical analysis of the decay rates of strongly driven 3D atomic Rydberg states. The distribution of the rates exhibits universal features due to Anderson localization, while universality of the time dependent decay requires particular initial conditions.