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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