A Maxwell's demon in the generation of an intense and slow guided beam
Overview & Synopsis
We analyze quantitatively the generation of a continuous beam of atoms by the periodic injection of individual packets in a guide, followed by their overlapping. We show that slowing the packets using a moving mirror before their overlapping enables an optimal gain on the phase space density of the generated beam. This is interpreted as a Maxwell's demon type strategy as the experimentalist exploits the information on the position and velocity of the center of mass of each packet.
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| Document Title | A Maxwell's demon in the generation of an intense and slow guided beam |
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| Author / Organization | G. Reinaudi, David Guéry-Odelin |
| Subject & Discipline | Multidisciplinary Academic Open Research |
| Categories | Science & Mathematics |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| License / Rights | Open Access / Creative Commons |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
HAL Open Science
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-103801 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on hal.science » |