Atomic motion in a magneto-optical field
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 50 (4) , 3265-3275
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.50.3265
Abstract
We study the motion of three-level atoms in a magneto-optical field which consists of a laser field with a polarization gradient and a static magnetic field. The Hamiltonian of the model is diagonalized using band-theoretical methods of solid-state theory. Diffraction of atoms is studied numerically, and the results are compared to the ordinary Kapitza-Dirac effect. Spontaneous emission is accounted for by the use of quantum Monte Carlo techniques.Keywords
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