Resolved diffraction patterns from a reflection grating for atoms
Atomic Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We have studied atomic diffraction at normal incidence from an evanescent standing wave with a high resolution using velocity selective Raman transitions. We have observed up to 3 resolved orders of diffraction, which are well accounted for by a scalar diffraction theory. In our experiment the transverse coherence length of the source is greater than the period of the diffraction grating.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0211014,
title = {Resolved diffraction patterns from a reflection grating for atoms},
author = {J. Esteve and D. Stevens and V. Savalli and N. Westbrook and C. I. Westbrook and A. Aspect},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0211014},
year = {2007}
}
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8 pages, 4 figures