Abstract
Repeated measurements of the atomic inversion are incorporated in the theory of the micromaser. Two examples of measurements-induced dynamics are presented which display (a) quantum diffusion above a potential barrier and (b) an instability in the form of quantum-mechanical relaxation oscillations. Implications of these results on the study of the quantum-classical interface are briefly discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2524-2529 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics