Bloch-Like Quantum Multiple Reflections of Atoms

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1998-11-14

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9811033v1

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Quantum Physics

LaTeX, 7 pages, 7 figures

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10.1103/PhysRevA.60.2312

We show that under certain circumstances an atom can follow an oscillatory motion in a periodic laser profile with a Gaussian envelope. These oscillations can be well explained by using a model of energetically forbidden spatial regions. The similarities and differences with Bloch oscillations are discussed. We demonstrate that the effect exists not only for repulsive but also for attractive potentials, i.e. quantum multiple reflections are also possible.

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