Abstract
We present a quantum-nondemolition measurement scheme in which one component of the momentum of an atom traversing a propagating light wave is measured by monitoring a quandrature phase of the field. We show how a selective version of the measurement may be used to reduce the transverse momentum spread of an atomic beam and we suggest how this scheme could be used to transversely cool a beam of atoms in the absence of spontaneous emission.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3286-3290 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics