Neutral atoms prepared in Fock states of a one-dimensional harmonic potential

Authors
Bouchoule, I Perrin, H Kuhn, A Morinaga, M Salomon, C
Citation
I. Bouchoule et al., Neutral atoms prepared in Fock states of a one-dimensional harmonic potential, PHYS REV A, 59(1), 1999, pp. R8-R11
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
R8 - R11
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(199901)59:1<R8:NAPIFS>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
We describe the preparation of Fock states of motion of cesium atoms trappe d in potential wells of a far detuned optical lattice. Direct observation o f the velocity distribution of the \n =o] and \n=1] Fock states is obtained by an absorption imaging technique. [S1050-2947(99)50701-4].