Atomic detection and matter-waves coherence
Atomic Physics
2009-10-30 v1 Condensed Matter
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 Schr\"odinger field, in analogy with the optical situation. However, it exhibits a sensitivity to exchange processes that is normally absent in optics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/9710043,
title = {Atomic detection and matter-waves coherence},
author = {E. V. Goldstein and Pierre Meystre},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9710043},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, Latex, no figures