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We find the evolution of average atomic variables in the resonance fluorescence of a two-level atom excited by a superposition of coherent states shifted in phase by π. A new effect is predicted, the quantum instability of the average atomic dipole moment, with a strong correlation between atom and field being the reason. We propose different ways of verifying the effect in experiments involving high-Q optical and microwave cavities.
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Kilin, S.Y., Shatokhin, V.N. Resonance fluorescence of a two-level atom excited by a superposition of coherent states, and the instability of the average atomic dipole moment. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 84, 647–655 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.558195
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