Hulet, Randall G.Wineland, D.J.2015-03-302015-03-301987Hulet, Randall G. and Wineland, D.J.. "Quantum jumps via spontaneous Raman scattering." <i>Physical Review A,</i> 36, no. 6 (1987) American Physical Society: 2758-2762. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.36.2758.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79406A single laser, which is used to induce and detect spontaneous Raman transitions, can be used to observe quantum jumps in a single atom. The population dynamics of a particular system, consisting of two S1/22 ground-state levels and four P3/22 excited-state levels split by a magnetic field, is analyzed for a laser tuned near a particular transition. We find that the statistics of the fluorescence emitted by this system are described by the same formalism developed for the three-level V configuration irradiated by two light sources. Over a wide range of observation times, the fluorescence intensity will be two valued, either off or on, as has been verified for the V configuration. Some surprising and elegant features of this new system are described.engArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.Journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.36.2758