Atom gratings produced by large angle atom beam splitters
Atomic Physics
2009-11-07 v2
Abstract
An asymptotic theory of atom scattering by large amplitude periodic potentials is developed in the Raman-Nath approximation. The atom grating profile arising after scattering is evaluated in the Fresnel zone for triangular, sinusoidal, magneto-optical, and bichromatic field potentials. It is shown that, owing to the scattering in these potentials, two \QTR{em}{groups} of momentum states are produced rather than two distinct momentum components. The corresponding spatial density profile is calculated and found to differ significantly from a pure sinusoid.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0105047,
title = {Atom gratings produced by large angle atom beam splitters},
author = {B. Dubetsky and P. R. Berman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0105047},
year = {2009}
}
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16 pages, 7 figures