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View SchemaResolved diffraction patterns from a reflection grating for atoms
| Authors | J. Esteve, D. Stevens, V. Savalli, N. Westbrook, C. I. Westbrook, A. Aspect |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0211014 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0211014 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1464-4266/5/2/365 |
| Journal | J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 5 S103-S106 (2003) |
Abstract
We have studied atomic diffraction at normal incidence from an evanescent standing wave with a high resolution using velocity selective Raman transitions. We have observed up to 3 resolved orders of diffraction, which are well accounted for by a scalar diffraction theory. In our experiment the transverse coherence length of the source is greater than the period of the diffraction grating.
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