Published June 2005
| Version v1
Journal article
Localization of the relative position of two atoms induced by spontaneous emission
Creators
- 1. Center of Theoretical Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023 (China) and Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080 (China)
- 2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100080 (China)
Description
We reexamine the back-action of emitted photons on the wave packet evolution about the relative position of two cold atoms. We show that photon recoil resulting from the spontaneous emission can induce the localization of the relative position of the two atoms through the entanglement between the spatial motion of individual atoms and their emitted photons. The obtained result provides a more realistic model for the analysis of the environment-induced localization of a macroscopic object
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.062101;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0501080v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 71
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 062101-062101.7
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37030123
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; PHOTON EMISSION; PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; RECOILS; WAVE PACKETS
- Descriptors DEC
- ATOM COLLISIONS; BOSONS; COLLISIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PHOTON COLLISIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 The American Physical Society