ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
03.75.B
;
03.75.D
;
42.50.V
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We present a time-resolved experimental observation of the diffraction of metastable helium atoms from a nearly resonant standing light wave. The application of a time-resolved detection technique and a pulsed source allows to resolve high diffraction orders, which are populated in the atom-light interaction. Furthermore, the rms momentum transfer from the light field on the atom as a function of the interaction time is investigated. Future applications of this technique may be the detailed investigation of the motion of atoms in standing light waves and the detection of correlations between spontaneously emitted photons and atoms.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01135866
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