Stark Lifetimes for the Hydrogen Atom

Abstract

The radiative transition probabilities in hydrogen have been calculated for all Stark transitions through $n=25\mathrm{}$. In general, the total transition probability and lifetime of a particular state are a function of the parabolic quantum numbers $n_1$, $n_2$, and $m$. For $m>\mathrm{}0\mathrm{}$ and to within an error of the order of one percent the radiative lifetimes are functions only of $n$, $m$. The radiative lifetimes are presented graphically for all states from $n=2\mathrm{}$ through $n=25\mathrm{}$.