12 SEPTEMBER 1977 | H. J. Kimble, M. Dagenais, and L. Mandel
The passage discusses the transformation between laboratory-fixed and rotating coordinate systems, highlighting the differences in cross-section predictions between the Double Well Born Approximation (DWBA) and the Molecular Orbital (MO) approach. The DWBA yields a cross section proportional to \(|J_{\perp}(q R)|^{2}\), while the MO approach leads to a dominant \(|J_{\perp}(q R)|^{2}\). Experimental data suggests that the MO approach better represents the data in the \((\theta=\pi / 2, \varphi)\) plane. However, other angular-momentum transfers do not show such a significant discrepancy. The approximations used in these theories are limited, and a full coupled-channels calculation is required for more accurate results. The MO approach is expected to predict an angular distribution out of phase with the DWBA for \(\Delta l=1 \hbar\) transitions, but it still holds in some cases.
The second part of the passage describes the phenomenon of photon antibunching in resonance fluorescence experiments. Antibunching, where photons arrive less frequently than expected, is explained in terms of a quantized electromagnetic field, which is distinct from the semiclassical interpretation of photoelectric bunching. The experiment observed antibunching in sodium atoms excited by a dye laser, providing evidence for the existence of optical photons and a quantum jump in the atom. The measured correlation function \(1 + \lambda(\tau)\) showed a value of approximately \(-0.6\) at \(\tau = 0\), suggesting that the detected fluorescence is sometimes produced by multiple atoms. Despite this, the measured behavior qualitatively matched the theoretical predictions.
The third part discusses the study of the breakup of fast OH- ions passing through carbon foils and nitrogen gas. OH- ions were injected into a Pelletron accelerator and dissociated in the high-voltage terminal. The dissociated protons were further accelerated and their energy spectrum was analyzed. The stripping in foils exhibited Coulomb explosion and wake field effects, while the stripping in gas appeared different, leading to a proposal that electrons are removed sequentially from the ions.The passage discusses the transformation between laboratory-fixed and rotating coordinate systems, highlighting the differences in cross-section predictions between the Double Well Born Approximation (DWBA) and the Molecular Orbital (MO) approach. The DWBA yields a cross section proportional to \(|J_{\perp}(q R)|^{2}\), while the MO approach leads to a dominant \(|J_{\perp}(q R)|^{2}\). Experimental data suggests that the MO approach better represents the data in the \((\theta=\pi / 2, \varphi)\) plane. However, other angular-momentum transfers do not show such a significant discrepancy. The approximations used in these theories are limited, and a full coupled-channels calculation is required for more accurate results. The MO approach is expected to predict an angular distribution out of phase with the DWBA for \(\Delta l=1 \hbar\) transitions, but it still holds in some cases.
The second part of the passage describes the phenomenon of photon antibunching in resonance fluorescence experiments. Antibunching, where photons arrive less frequently than expected, is explained in terms of a quantized electromagnetic field, which is distinct from the semiclassical interpretation of photoelectric bunching. The experiment observed antibunching in sodium atoms excited by a dye laser, providing evidence for the existence of optical photons and a quantum jump in the atom. The measured correlation function \(1 + \lambda(\tau)\) showed a value of approximately \(-0.6\) at \(\tau = 0\), suggesting that the detected fluorescence is sometimes produced by multiple atoms. Despite this, the measured behavior qualitatively matched the theoretical predictions.
The third part discusses the study of the breakup of fast OH- ions passing through carbon foils and nitrogen gas. OH- ions were injected into a Pelletron accelerator and dissociated in the high-voltage terminal. The dissociated protons were further accelerated and their energy spectrum was analyzed. The stripping in foils exhibited Coulomb explosion and wake field effects, while the stripping in gas appeared different, leading to a proposal that electrons are removed sequentially from the ions.