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Entanglement between Atomic Internal and External States in Velocity‐Selective Coherent Population Trapping
Author(s) -
Arimondo E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3978(200005)48:5/7<605::aid-prop605>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - quantum entanglement , quantum decoherence , trapping , wave function , physics , population , quantum mechanics , atomic physics , quantum , ecology , demography , sociology , biology
The nonfactorizable atomic wavefunctions prepared by the process of laser cooling based on velocity‐selective coherent population trapping are analyzed. The entanglement of the atomic wavefunction is presented and discussed. The decoherence processes modifying the atomic entanglement are examined.