MULTIPHOTON TRANSITIONS IN A SPIN-POLARIZED 3D OPTICAL LATTICE

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作者
HEMMERICH, A [1 ]
ZIMMERMANN, C [1 ]
HANSCH, TW [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT,D-85748 GARCHING,GERMANY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.625
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We have observed novel resonances occurring at subharmonic frequencies in probe transmission spectra of ultracold atoms confined in the antinodes of a 3D optical standing wave by means of dipole forces. We interpret these resonances in terms of multiphoton Raman transitions between vibrational states of the trapped atoms.
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