On energy transfer by detection of a tunneling atom
| dc.creator | Steinberg, A. M. | |
| dc.date | 1999-04-28 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T11:36:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T11:36:50Z | |
| dc.description | We are in the process of building an experiment to study the tunneling of laser-cooled Rubidium atoms through an optical barrier. A particularly thorny set of questions arises when one considers the possibility of observing a tunneling particle while it is in the ``forbidden'' region. In earlier work, we have discussed how one might probe a tunneling atom ``weakly,'' so as to prevent collapse. Here we make some observations about the implications of a more traditional quantum measurement. Considerations of energy conservation suggest that attempts to observe tunneling atoms will enhance inelastic scattering, but not in a way which can be directly observed. It is possible that attempts to make such measurements may lead to experimentally realizable ``observationally assisted barrier penetration.'' | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, 2 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9904098 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9904098 | |
| dc.identifier | J.KoreanPhys.Soc.35:122-126,1999 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/199055 | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Physics | |
| dc.title | On energy transfer by detection of a tunneling atom | |
| dc.type | text |