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The interaction of a two-level atom with two light pulses which have different carrier frequencies and propagate in opposite directions is studied in the adiabatic approximation. It is shown that when there is a delay between the light pulses, the momentum of the atom changes, as a result of the interaction with the laser field, by a definite amount that depends on the amplitude of the light pulses and on the difference of their carrier frequencies. It is predicted that the momentum transfer to the atom is a step function of the amplitude of the light pulses.
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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 117, No. 3, 2000, pp. 467–475.
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Romanenko, V.I., Yatsenko, L.P. Scattering of atoms in a bichromatic field of oppositely propagating light pulses. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 90, 407–414 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.559120
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