  "Decoherence of quantum superpositions through coupling to engineered
reservoirs" is the topic of a recent article by Myatt et al. [Nature
{\underline{403}}, 269 (2000)] which has attracted much interest because of its
relevance to current research in fundamental quantum theory, quantum
computation, teleportation, entanglement and the quantum-classical interface.
However, the preponderance of theoretical work on decoherence does not consider
the effect of an {\underline{external field}}. Here, we present an analysis of
such an effect in the case of the random delta-correlated force discussed by
Myatt et al.
