Quantum Pendellösung in Atom Diffraction by a Light Grating

Pierre Meystre; E. Schumacher; Ewan M Wright

doi:10.1002/andp.19915030113

Quantum Pendellösung in Atom Diffraction by a Light Grating

Pierre Meystre, E. Schumacher, Ewan M Wright

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We calculate the Bragg scattering of a two‐level atom from a quantized standing‐wave light field. The granular nature of the radiation field is shown to produce collapse and revivals in the atom diffraction and to lead to a quantum version of the Pendellösung.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-148
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annalen der Physik
Volume	503
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.19915030113
State	Published - 1991

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