Measurement of correlated multiple light scattering in ultracold atomic {sup 85}Rb
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- Department of Physics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA (United States)
We report an experimental study of correlated multiple light scattering in an ultracold gas of {sup 85}Rb confined in a magneto-optic trap. Measurements are made of the polarization dependence of the spatial and spectral profile of light backscattered from the sample. The results show an interferometric enhancement sensitive to coherent multiple scattering in the atomic gas, and strong variations with the polarization of the incident and detected light. The spatial width and peak value of the enhancement are found to be dependent on the sample size. Comparison of all the measurements with realistic quantum Monte Carlo simulations yields a very good agreement.
- OSTI ID:
- 20640242
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 68; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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