Optical scattering angles and Bose - stimulated motion in cold atomic gas
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Bose statistics imply a substantial enhancement at small angles for light scattering off a cold, Bose gas. The enhancement increases dramatically at the Bose-Einstein temperature. This phenomenon could be utilized to eliminate almost entirely the heating of the gas by a weak probe light beam.
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تاریخ انتشار 1996