Published May 1996
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Journal article
Measurement induced localization from spontaneous decay
- 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck (Austria)
- 2. Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440 (United States)
Description
We present a simulation method which localizes the atomic wave function each time a spontaneous photon is emitted. This allows a small set of basis states to be allocated dynamically to follow the atomic motion. We illustrate the application of this technique in a study of position jumps and quantum diffusion in the laser cooling of atoms. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 76
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3683-3686.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 27076419
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; COOLING; DIFFUSION; LASERS; LOCALITY; MARKOV PROCESS; MEASURE THEORY; PHOTON EMISSION; SIMULATION; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFIERS; EMISSION; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES