Heating due to long-range photon exchange interactions between cold atoms.

We have calculated the long-range part of the momentum diffusion coefficient of two atoms in a radiation field using an S-matrix expansion to first order in the dipole-dipole interaction between the atoms. This perturbative treatment is limited to the low-saturation regime and large detunings. The p...

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Main Authors: Hillenbrand, G, Foot, C, Burnett, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1994