Intrinsic decoherence in atomic diffraction by standing light wave
Quantum Physics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
We study the effects of time uncertainty in the interaction of atoms with a standing light wave. We discuss its physical origin and the possibility to observe intrinsic decoherence effects by measuring the atomic momentum distribution.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0104015,
title = {Intrinsic decoherence in atomic diffraction by standing light wave},
author = {Stefano Mancini and Rodolfo Bonifacio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0104015},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, ReVTeX file, 2 eps figures, to appear in J. Phys. B