The field spectra in an ideal cavity for the multiphoton Jaynes-Cummin
gs model are studied. The analytical expression for the spectrum is ob
tained from the finite double-Fourier transform of the two-time field
correlation function. The spectral differences between the initial coh
erent and initial thermal states are discussed, and the comparisons be
tween the field spectra and atomic emission spectra for k = 2, 3 and 4
are presented. It is shown that the kth power of the photon annihilat
ion operator and atomic lowering operator are subjected to identical f
orms of a second-order differential equation, in which the coefficient
s consist of the constants of motion. The field spectrum in the cavity
and the emission spectrum of the atom for the initial vacuum state ar
e compared.