Quantum theory of a magneto-optical trap
Despite their prevalence in cold-atom physics, magneto-optical traps are still modeled semiclassically, with the exception of some numerical works on quantum models performed decades ago. Here, the authors present a quantum theory of the magneto-optical trap from first principles, providing a significant step towards a complete theoretical understanding of laser cooling and trapping of atoms.
Authors
- O. N. Prudnikov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-4564)
- V. I. Yudin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-6017)
- A. V. Taǐchenachev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2273-0066)
- Mingsheng Zhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-1952)
- Lin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4907-2822)
Institutions
- Novosibirsk State University (RU)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Laser Physics (RU)
- Novosibirsk State Technical University (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. A/Physical review, A
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/5v11-cwv2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25