Abstract
We analyze several models of atomic detectors in the context of the measurement of coherence properties of matter waves. In particular, we show that an ionization scheme measures normally ordered correlation functions of the Schrödinger field, in analogy with the optical situation. However, it exhibits a sensitivity to exchange processes that is normally absent in optics.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5036-5039 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)