 Saturation parameter (source code)

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= Saturation parameter
{title2=$s=I/I_{\mathrm{sat}}$}

For a specified optical transition, the on-resonance <saturation parameter> is the <light intensity> divided by the <saturation intensity>. The independent-beam <Doppler cooling force> model assumes weak total excitation and defines $s$ separately for each beam.

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