Published October 2005
| Version v1
Journal article
Theory for Raman superradiance in atomic gases
Creators
- 1. Department Of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269 (United States)
- 2. ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
Description
A mean field theory for Raman superradiance (SR) with recoil is presented, where the typical SR signatures are recovered, such as quadratic dependence of the intensity on the number of atoms and inverse proportionality of the time scale to the number of atoms. A comparison with recent experiments and theories on Rayleigh SR and collective atomic recoil lasing (CARL) are included. The role of recoil is shown to be in the decay of atomic coherence and breaking of the symmetry of the SR end-fire modes
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevA.72.043804;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0508050v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 72
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 043804-043804.6
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37031059
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DECAY; GASES; LASERS; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS; RAMAN EFFECT; RECOILS; SUPERRADIANCE; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- ATOM COLLISIONS; COLLISIONS; EMISSION; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; EVALUATION; FLUIDS; PHOTON COLLISIONS; PHOTON EMISSION; STIMULATED EMISSION
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 The American Physical Society