Atom-Molecule Laser Fed by Stimulated Three-Body Recombination

Abstract

Using three-body recombination as the underlying process, we propose a method of coherently driving an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) into a molecular BEC. Superradiant-like stimulation favors atom-to-molecule transitions when two atomic BECs collide at a resonant kinetic energy, the result being two molecular BEC clouds moving with well defined velocities. Potential applications include the construction of a molecule laser.

4 pgs, 3 figs, RevTeX4, submitted to PRL; Corrected numerical examples

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