DYNAMICS AND SPATIAL ORDER OF COLD CESIUM ATOMS IN A PERIODIC OPTICAL-POTENTIAL

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作者
VERKERK, P
LOUNIS, B
SALOMON, C
COHENTANNOUDJI, C
COURTOIS, JY
GRYNBERG, G
机构
[1] ECOLE NORM SUPER,SPECT HERTZ LAB,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[2] UNIV PARIS 06,ECOLE NORMALE SUPER,SPECT HERTZ LAB,F-75252 PARIS 05,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.3861
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The spatial distribution and the dynamics of Cs atoms in a 1D optical molasses are probed by measuring the absorption (or amplification) spectrum of a weak laser beam. Narrow (35-50 kHz) Raman lines give access for the first time to the frequency and to the damping of the atom's oscillation in the potential wells associated with light shifts. A narrower (8 kHz) Rayleigh resonance demonstrates the existence of a large-scale spatial order of the atoms, presenting some analogy with an antiferromagnetic medium.
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页码:3861 / 3864
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