Band theory of a common model of atom optics
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 44 (5) , 3130-3137
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.44.3130
Abstract
We develop the band theory of a two-level atom moving in a standing light wave. The energy bands allow for a simple discussion of various scattering resonances that play an important role in atom optics.Keywords
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