BOUND-STATES OF GUIDED MATTER WAVES - AN ATOM AND A CHARGED WIRE

被引:45
作者
HAU, LV [1 ]
BURNS, MM [1 ]
GOLOVCHENKO, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV, LYMAN LAB PHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 45卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.45.6468
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We argue that it is possible to bind a neutral atom in stable orbits around a wire charged by a time-varying sinusoidal voltage. Both classical and quantum-mechanical theories for this system are discussed, and a unified approach to the Kapitza picture of effective potentials associated with high-frequency fields is presented. It appears that cavities and waveguides for neutral-atomic-matter waves may be fashioned from these considerations.
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页码:6468 / 6478
页数:11
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