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ω =ω−Δ ω =ω−Δ<br />

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Δ<br />

ω =ω−Δ− <br />

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ω =ω−Δ+ <br />

Figure 2.8: 1-D optical molasses. A pair <strong>of</strong> counter propagating beams detuned<br />

below the atomic resonance frequency impinge on an atom. (a) If the atom<br />

is at rest then it sees each beam with equal detuning from resonance ∆ and<br />

scatters photons out <strong>of</strong> each beam equally. (b) If the atom is in motion the<br />

Doppler effect shift the beam opposing the atomic motion into resonance and<br />

the atom scatters photon preferentially from this beam, slowing it.<br />

to the right, the Doppler effect will cause the atom to scatter photons from<br />

the leftward traveling beam at a rate greater than from the rightward travel-<br />

ing beam. Of course the opposite effect will take place if the atoms moves to<br />

the left. This leads to a force which tends to slow the atom regardless <strong>of</strong> its<br />

direction <strong>of</strong> travel.<br />

This argument can be made somewhat more quantitative by using a re-<br />

sult from the previous section where we calculated the excited state occupation<br />

probability for a two level atom interacting with a monochromatic beam<br />

ρ22 = 1 (I/Isat)<br />

2 1 + 4(∆/Γ) 2 + (I/Isat) .<br />

<strong>The</strong> total scattering rate Rscatt = Γρ22 for a single atom is the product <strong>of</strong> the<br />

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