Quantum Zeno effect - evolution of an atom impeded by measurement

Optics Communications

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-120

  Balzer, Chr ^a   Huesmann, R ^a   Neuhauser, W ^a   Toschek, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DYNAMICS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRAPS; IONS; LIGHT SCATTERING;

PHASE DRIFT; PROBE LIGHT SCATTERING; QUANTUM ZENO EFFECT;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0033738140     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00716-1     Document Type: Article

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