REFLECTION OF ATOMS FROM A DIELECTRIC WAVE-GUIDE

被引:46
作者
SEIFERT, W [1 ]
KAISERR [1 ]
ASPECT, A [1 ]
MLYNEK, J [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR SCI ORSAY,INST OPT,CNRS,UNITE ASSOCIEE,F-91403 ORSAY,FRANCE
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10.1016/0030-4018(94)90536-3
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on the reflection of metastable argon atoms from an evanescent wave enhanced by means of a dielectric wave guide by two orders of magnitude in intensity. This allows to reflect atoms with an incidence velocity of up to 3 m/s. We compare the experimental results to a theoretical model by means of a Monte-Carlo simulation.
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页码:566 / 576
页数:11
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