REFLECTING SLOW ATOMS FROM A MICROMASER FIELD

被引:150
作者
ENGLERT, BG
SCHWINGER, J
BARUT, AO
SCULLY, MO
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
[2] UNIV NEW MEXICO,CTR ADV STUDIES,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[3] UNIV NEW MEXICO,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 14卷 / 01期
关键词
MASERS; NONRELATIVISTIC SCATTERING THEORY; OTHER TOPICS IN ATOMIC SPECTRA AND INTERACTIONS WITH PHOTONS;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/14/1/005
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Excited atoms incident upon the entrance port of a maser cavity will be reflected half of the time, if the atoms are slow enough, even when the maser field is in its vacuum state. This happens because the interaction strength, between the atom and the maser field, changes strongly when passing from the exterior to the interior of the cavity.
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页码:25 / 31
页数:7
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