| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 46, Number 1, April I 1999
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 18 - 23 | |
| Section | Atomic, molecular and optical physics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1999-00556-5 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Pinball atom dynamics in an antidot optical lattice
Laboratoire Kastler Brossel,
Département de Physique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure
24, rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
Received:
24
July
1998
Accepted:
21
January
1999
The dynamics of atoms in an antidot optical lattice is investigated both through numerical simulations and experiments performed with cesium atoms. The calculated atomic trajectories display pinball-like bounces on the antidots. These bounces manifest themselves by broad resonances in probe transmission spectroscopy. The experimental spectra are in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.
PACS: 32.80.Lg – Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, and ions / 32.80.Pj – Optical cooling of atoms; trapping / 32.60.+i – Zeeman and Stark effects
© EDP Sciences, 1999
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