EXCHANGE FORCE IN THE NEAR-RESONANT KAPITZA-DIRAC EFFECT

Authors
LENZ G PAX P MEYSTRE P
Citation
G. Lenz et al., EXCHANGE FORCE IN THE NEAR-RESONANT KAPITZA-DIRAC EFFECT, Physical review. A, 48(2), 1993, pp. 1707-1710
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
48
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1707 - 1710
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1993)48:2<1707:EFITNK>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We study the influence of the quantum statistics of the incident atoms in the Raman-Nath regime of atomic diffraction by an optical standing wave. The diffraction pattern of fermions shows a clear signature of the ''exchange force'' between particles.