From single- to multiple-photon decoherence in an atom interferometer

D. A. Kokorowski; A. D. Cronin; T. D. Roberts; D. E. Pritchard

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2191

From single- to multiple-photon decoherence in an atom interferometer

D. A. Kokorowski, A. D. Cronin, T. D. Roberts, D. E. Pritchard

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The decoherence of a spatially separated atomic superposition is measured. This superposition is the effect of spontaneous photon scattering. The decoherence rate constant is verified in the many-photon limit. As the number of scattered photon increases, a qualitative change in decoherence is observed as compared to separation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2191-2195
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	86
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2191
State	Published - Mar 12 2001

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