APPLICATION OF QUANTUM STATE RECONSTRUCTION VIA OPTICAL FORCES TO ELECTRON
ATOM SCATTERING EXPERIMENTS
B.T.H. Varcoe*, R.T. Sang, W.R. MacGillivray and M.C. Standage
Laser Atomic Physics Laboratory, School of Science, Griffith University,
Nathan 4111 Australia
*Max-Planck-Institut Fuer QuantenOptik, Hans-Kopferman Str 1, D85748
Garching bei Muenchen
In this paper we will present a new technique to obtain electron-atom
scattering atomic collision parameters using quantum state reconstruction
via optical forces. We will present the results of an experimental
investigation which demonstrates the feasibility of the technique using a
quantum state engineered atomic beam.