Atom-molecule laser fed by stimulated three-body recombination.
Using three-body recombination as the underlying process, we propose a method of coherently driving an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) into a molecular BEC. Superradiantlike stimulation favors atom-to-molecule transitions when two atomic BECs collide at a resonant kinetic energy, the result being two molecular BEC clouds moving with well-defined velocities. Potential applications include the construction of a molecule laser.
Borca
Bogdan
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JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA.
Dunn
Josh W
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Kokoouline
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Greene
Chris H
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