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One-photon atomic cooling with an optical Maxwell demon valve

A Ruschhaupt et al 2006 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 39 3833-3838   doi: 10.1088/0953-4075/39/18/012  Help

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A Ruschhaupt1, J G Muga2 and M G Raizen3
1 Institut für Mathematische Physik, TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstrasse 3, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
2 Departamento de Química-Física, UPV-EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
3 Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1081, USA
E-mail: a.ruschhaupt@tu-bs.de, jg.muga@ehu.es and raizen@physics.utexas.edu

Abstract. We discuss the relationship between recent proposals of 'atom diodes' or one-way barriers for ultracold atoms and a Maxwell demon valve: in particular the way in which these proposals make use of dissipation via a one-photon spontaneous emission and avoid violation of the second law.

Print publication: Issue 18 (28 September 2006)
Received 17 April 2006, in final form 23 July 2006
Published 7 September 2006

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