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Semiclassical theory of superradiant scattering from a Bose-Einstein condensate

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A semiclassical theory of superradiant scattering of light from a Bose-Einstein condensate of a dilute atomic gas is proposed. Choosing atomic states with definite values of the momenta as a basis, we derive a nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Its solutions describe the evolution of the scattered light intensity and of the populations of the coherent atomic states with different recoil momenta.

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Translated from Optika i Spektroskopiya, Vol. 92, No. 4, 2002, pp. 631–638.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2002 by Trifonov.

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Trifonov, E.D. Semiclassical theory of superradiant scattering from a Bose-Einstein condensate. Opt. Spectrosc. 92, 577–583 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1473599

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