BLOCH OSCILLATIONS OF ATOMS IN AN OPTICAL-POTENTIAL

Authors
BENDAHAN M PEIK E REICHEL J CASTIN Y SALOMON C
Citation
M. Bendahan et al., BLOCH OSCILLATIONS OF ATOMS IN AN OPTICAL-POTENTIAL, Physical review letters, 76(24), 1996, pp. 4508-4511
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
76
Issue
24
Year of publication
1996
Pages
4508 - 4511
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1996)76:24<4508:BOOAIA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Ultracold cesium atoms are prepared in the ground energy band of the p otential induced by an optical standing wave. We observe Bloch oscilla tions of the atoms driven by a constant inertial force. We measure the momentum distribution of Bloch states and effective masses different from the mass of the free atom.