Quantum transport of ultracold atoms in an accelerating optical potential

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 693-700

  Madison, K W ^a   Bharucha, C F ^a,b   Morrow, P R ^a,c   Wilkinson, S R ^a,d   Niu, Q ^a   Sundaram, B ^a,e   Raizen, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b PC   (United States)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; OSCILLATIONS; RESONANCE; SODIUM;

QUANTUM INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; ULTRACOLD ATOMS; WANNIER STARK LADDER;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0031376365     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003400050335     Document Type: Article

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