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An Atomic Interferometer

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Atomic Spectra and Collisions in External Fields

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Recently-reported ripples in the H- photodetachment cross section near threshold in an external electric field are interpreted as interference fringes in a dual beam interferometer. The role of the photon’s coherence length in the resolution of the ripples enters in a natural way.

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  1. Physics and Astronomy Department, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA

    H. C. Bryant

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  1. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK

    K. T. Taylor

  2. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    M. H. Nayfeh

  3. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

    C. W. Clark

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Bryant, H.C. (1988). An Atomic Interferometer. In: Taylor, K.T., Nayfeh, M.H., Clark, C.W. (eds) Atomic Spectra and Collisions in External Fields. Physics of Atoms and Molecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1061-7_16

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