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Quantum theory of the cold-atom micromaser including gravity
Bastin, Thierry; Martin, John
2005In Physical Review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 72, p. 053815:1-10
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Abstract :
[en] The quantum theory of the cold-atom micromaser including the effects of gravity is considered. We show that gravity does not break the special properties of the induced emission probability for the micromaser in the cold atom regime and rather new effects are predicted. In particular, we show that the cavity acts in the gravity field as an additional repulsive and attractive potential, resulting in quasibound states of the atomic motion. This feature gives rise to fine resonances in the induced emission probability that are not restricted to any particular cavity mode function, in contrast to the usual cold-atom micromaser. It is also shown that the atom is able to emit a photon inside the cavity, though classically it does not reach the interaction region. Predictions about the photon number statistics when the cavity is pumped by a flux of excited atoms are finally given. Unusual highly nonclassical "dragon" distributions are still predicted in the vertical geometry. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Bastin, Thierry  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique des atomes froids
Martin, John  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de physique > Physique des atomes froids
Language :
English
Title :
Quantum theory of the cold-atom micromaser including gravity
Publication date :
2005
Journal title :
Physical Review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
ISSN :
1050-2947
eISSN :
1094-1622
Publisher :
American Physical Society, College Park, United States - Maryland
Volume :
72
Pages :
053815:1-10
Peer reviewed :
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