Channeling atoms in a laser standing wave
- 12 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 59 (15) , 1659-1662
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.59.1659
Abstract
We report the experimental observation of laser confinement of neutral atoms in optical-wavelength–size regions. A well collimated atomic beam was crossed at right angles by a one-dimensional standing wave and atoms were observed to be channeled into paths between the peaks of the standing wave.Keywords
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