Atomic Momentum Diffusion in the Field of Counter-Propagating Stochastic Light Waves

Authors

  • V. I. Romanenko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • O. G. Udovytska Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • V. M. Khodakovsky Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • L. P. Yatsenko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe63.7.616

Keywords:

light pressure, stochastic fields, Monte-Carlo method, wave function

Abstract

The momentum diffusion of atoms in the field of two counter-propagating stochastic waves, one of which reproduces the other one with a certain time delay, has been studied. It is shown that the parameters of atom-field interaction, at which the light pressure force is maximum, correspond to the increasing momentum diffusion coefficient. In the case of high-intensity field described by the stochastic field model, the momentum diffusion coefficient was found to be proportional to the square root of the field autocorrelation time. The wave function describing the inner state of atoms is modeled, by using the Monte-Carlo method. Numerical calculations are carried out for cesium atoms.

Published

2018-08-02

Issue

Section

Optics, atoms and molecules

How to Cite

Atomic Momentum Diffusion in the Field of Counter-Propagating Stochastic Light Waves. (2018). Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 63(7), 616. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe63.7.616

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