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Line shapes for light scattered from Bose-Einstein condensates

Li You, Maciej Lewenstein, J. Cooper

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We study the coherent scattering of weak near-resonant light off a Bose-Einstein condensate formed by a system of cooled atoms in a trap. Scattering occurs primarily in the forward direction, and exhibits a very narrow feature on top of a broad non-Lorentzian background.

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We study the coherent scattering of weak near-resonant light off a Bose-Einstein condensate formed by a system of cooled atoms in a trap. Scattering occurs primarily in the forward direction, and exhibits a very narrow feature on top of a broad non-Lorentzian background.

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We study the coherent scattering of weak near-resonant light off a Bose-Einstein condensate formed by a system of cooled atoms in a trap. Scattering occurs primarily in the forward direction, and exhibits a very narrow feature on top of a broad non-Lorentzian background.

Key concepts: Physics, Bose–Einstein condensate, Scattering, Line (geometry), Light scattering, Trap (plumbing), Atomic physics, Quantum mechanics

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