DEFLECTION OF A NA BEAM BY RESONANT STANDING-WAVE RADIATION

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ARIMONDO, E [1 ]
LEW, H [1 ]
OKA, T [1 ]
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[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA,HERZBERG INST ASTROPHYS,OTTAWA K1A 0R6,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.753
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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A symmetric deflection of a Na beam by resonant standing-wave radiation has been observed. The combination of absorption and stimulated emission of the two oppositely traveling waves + and - results in a net deflection of the beam. The observed magnitude of the beam deflection and its dependence on the radiation power agree with a calculation based on the random-walk picture that the two traveling waves + and - are utilized randomly in the stimulated-emission and absorption processes. © 1983 The American Physical Society.
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