Quantum resonances and decoherence for δ-kicked atoms
Quantum resonances and decoherence for δ-kicked atoms
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δ-踢原子的量子共振和退相干
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2002
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S. Fishman
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作者:
S. Wimberger;I. Guarneri;S. Fishman
The quantum resonances occurring with δ-kicked atoms when the kicking period is an integer multiple of the half-Talbot time are analysed in detail. Exact results about the momentum distribution at exact resonance are established, both in the case of totally coherent dynamics and in the case when decoherence is induced by spontaneous emission. A description of the dynamics when the kicking period is close to, but not exactly at resonance, is derived by means of a quasi-classical approximation where the detuning from exact resonance plays the role of the Planck constant. In this way scaling laws describing the shape of the resonant peaks are obtained. Such analytical results are supported by extensive numerical simulations, and explain some recent surprising experimental observations.