Observation of Ramsey interference in a one-dimensional continuum: Short-pulse photodetachment in a magnetic field

J. N. Yukich; C. T. Butler; D. J. Larson

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3303

Observation of Ramsey interference in a one-dimensional continuum: Short-pulse photodetachment in a magnetic field

J. N. Yukich, C. T. Butler, D. J. Larson

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We investigate coherence in near-threshold photodetachment from [Formula Presented] in a magnetic field, using laser pulses much shorter than the cyclotron period of the electron. Illumination of the ions by one pulse creates a wave packet of uniformly spaced cyclotron orbits. A second, identical pulse creates a second wave packet that interferes with the first. The observed interference is similar to but not in complete agreement with a model in which the interference is modulated at the cyclotron frequency. This is an observation of Ramsey interference in a one-dimensional continuum.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R3303-R3306
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	55
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.55.R3303
State	Published - Jan 1 1997

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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