RT Journal Article
T1 Dynamics of a two-level atom observed via an interaction-free measurement
A1 Luis Aina, Alfredo
A1 Sánchez Soto, Luis Lorenzo
AB We examine the evolution of a two-level atom when its population is monitored. The detection proposed is an interaction-fret measurement, so that the observation occurs without photon exchange between the atom and the apparatus. It is shown that the observed dynamics exhibits features that an isolated two-level atom cannot accommodate. Such phenomena are explained in terms of an atom-apparatus effective interaction.
PB American Physical Society
SN 1050-2947
YR 1999
FD 1999-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59686
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/59686
LA eng
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