title: Achieving peak brightness in an atom laser.
abstract: In this Letter we present experimental results and a simple analytic theory on the first continuous (long pulse) Raman atom laser. We analyze the flux and brightness of a generic two state atom laser with an analytic model that shows excellent agreement with our experiments. We show that, for the same source size, the brightness achievable with a Raman atom laser is at least 3 orders of magnitude greater than achievable in any other demonstrated continuously outcoupled atom laser.
authors.affiliation: Australian Centre for Quantum Atom Optics, Physics Department, The Australian National University, Canberra 0200, Australia. nick.robins@anu.edu.au
authors.forename: N P
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authors.lastname: Robins
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authors.lastname: Figl
authors.forename: S A
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authors.lastname: Haine
authors.forename: A K
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authors.lastname: Morrison
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authors.lastname: Jeppesen
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authors.lastname: Hope
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