Stable Quantum Resonances in Atom Optics
- 5 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 89 (8), 084101
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.084101
Abstract
A theory for stabilization of quantum resonances by a mechanism similar to one leading to classical resonances in nonlinear systems is presented. It explains recent surprising experimental results, obtained for cold cesium atoms when driven in the presence of gravity, and leads to further predictions. The theory makes use of invariance properties of the system allowing for separation into independent kicked rotor problems. The analysis relies on a fictitious classical limit where the small parameter is not Planck’s constant, but rather the detuning from the frequency that is resonant in the absence of gravity.Keywords
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