Scattering of atoms by a short, standing-light-wave pulse
Grinchuk V. A., Kazantsev A. P., Kuzin E. F., Nagaeva M. L., Ryabenko G. A., Surdutovich G. I., Yakovlev V. P.
The first observation of the scattering of sodium atoms by a short light pulse (~ 10"8 sec) of a resonance radiation due to gradient forces of a stimulated light pressure is reported. The scattering angle is of the order of 0.01 rad in a field of ~ 103 V/cm.