title: Atom-molecule laser fed by stimulated three-body recombination.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: JILA and Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440, USA.
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borca
authors.forename: Josh W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kokoouline
authors.forename: Chris H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Greene