Phase Space as Arena for Atomic Motion in a Quantized Light Field |
| E. Mayr, D. Krähmer, A.M. Herkommer, V.M. Akulin, W.P. Schleich Abteilung für Quantenphysik, Universität Ulm, 89069 Ulm, Germany and I.Sh. Averaukh Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel |
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| We describe the motion of an atom in a quantized light field using the concept of the Wigner distribution in phase space. This approach provides a pictorial explanation of the deflection and focusing of the atomic beam. |
| DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.86.81 PACS numbers: 42.50.Vk, 42.50.Wm |