Phys. Rev. A 82, 013832 (2010) [7 pages]Scattering laser light on cold atoms: Toward multiple scattering signals from single-atom responsesReceived 30 September 2009; published 26 July 2010 We deduce the coherent backscattering signal from two distant laser-driven atoms using single-atom equations. The background and interference components of the double scattering spectrum obtained by this alternative approach agree exactly with the results of the standard master equation treatment. In contrast to the master equation, however, the new approach is suitable for the generalization to a large number of atomic scatterers. © 2010 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.013832
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.82.013832
PACS:
42.50.Ct, 34.50.Rk, 42.25.Dd
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