OBSERVATION OF VELOCITY-TUNED MULTIPHOTON DOPPLERON RESONANCES IN LASER-COOLED ATOMS

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TOLLETT, JJ [1 ]
CHEN, J [1 ]
STORY, JG [1 ]
RITCHIE, NWM [1 ]
BRADLEY, CC [1 ]
HULET, RG [1 ]
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[1] RICE UNIV,RICE QUANTUM INST,HOUSTON,TX 77251
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.559
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O4 [物理学];
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An atomic beam of Li was transversely cooled using an intense standing-wave radiation field. A dramatic change in the transverse velocity distribution was observed. Structure in the resulting velocity distribution was found to be due to velocity-tuned multiphoton Doppleron resonances. The force due to seven-photon resonances is clearly resolved in the data. The data are in good agreement with theoretical predictions. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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