Volume 55, Issue 5

May 1997

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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Fundamental concepts

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Teleportation with identity interchange of quantum states

M. H. Y. Moussa

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3287(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Measured quantum dynamics of a trapped ion

Lorenza Viola and Roberto Onofrio

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3291(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular structure and dynamics

RAPID COMMUNICATION

High-precision structural studies of the antiprotonic helium atom p-| ${Am}^{4}$ ${He}^{+}$ by observing laser resonances with Δv=Δ(n-l-1)=2

T. Yamazaki, E. Widmann, J. Eades, M. Kumakura, N. Morita, H. A. Torii, M. Hori, T. Ishikawa, F. E. Maas, H. Tamura, R. S. Hayano, I. Sugai, Y. Fujita, B. Ketzer, H. Daniel, F. J. Hartmann, M. Hasinoff, R. Pohl, R. Schmidt, T. von Egidy, and D. Horváth

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3295(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular collisions and interactions

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Triplet s-wave resonance in ${}^{6}{Li}$ collisions and scattering lengths of ${}^{6}{Li}$ and ${}^{7}{Li}$

E. R. I. Abraham, W. I. McAlexander, J. M. Gerton, R. G. Hulet, R. Côté, and A. Dalgarno

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3299(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Observation of Ramsey interference in a one-dimensional continuum: Short-pulse photodetachment in a magnetic field

J. N. Yukich, C. T. Butler, and D. J. Larson

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3303(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Matter waves

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Quantum dephasing of normal modes of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a magnetic trap

A. B. Kuklov, N. Chencinski, A. M. Levine, W. M. Schreiber, and Joseph L. Birman

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3307(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Refining molecular potentials using atom interferometry

Robert C. Forrey, Li You, Vasili Kharchenko, and Alex Dalgarno

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3311(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Clusters (including fullerenes)

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Quantum fluctuations affect the critical properties of noble gases

Akira Ohnishi and Jørgen Randrup

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3315(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular processes in electromagnetic fields

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Formation and measurement of molecular quantum picostructures

Henrik Stapelfeldt, Hirofumi Sakai, Eric Constant, and Paul B. Corkum

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3319(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Quantum optics

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Squeezed light generated by a microcavity laser

Daniel C. Kilper, Peter A. Roos, John L. Carlsten, and Kevin L. Lear

Phys. Rev. A 55, R3323(R) (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

ARTICLES

Fundamental concepts

Broadcasting of entanglement via local copying

V. Buzek, V. Vedral, M. B. Plenio, P. L. Knight, and M. Hillery

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3327 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Solutions without preacceleration to the one-dimensional Lorentz-Dirac equation

D. Villarroel

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3333 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Harmonic oscillators in q implicate-order theory and order structures

Zai-Zhe Zhong

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3341 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Accuracy of semiclassical methods for shape-invariant potentials

Marina Hruska, Wai-Yee Keung, and Uday Sukhatme

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3345 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Recoil corrections of order (Zα $)^{6}$ (m/M)m to the hydrogen energy levels recalculated

Michael I. Eides and Howard Grotch

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3351 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Transient effects and delay time in the dynamics of resonant tunneling

Gastón García-Calderón and Alberto Rubio

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3361 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Entropic Bell inequalities

N. J. Cerf and C. Adami

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3371 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Mixed quantum-classical versus full quantum dynamics: Coupled quasiparticle-oscillator system

Holger Schanz and Bernd Esser

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3375 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular structure and dynamics

Electron-impact study in the valence and autoionization resonance regions of neon

Z. P. Zhong, S. L. Wu, R. F. Feng, B. X. Yang, Q. Ji, K. Z. Xu, Y. Zou, and Jia-Ming Li

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3388 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Multipulse laser spectroscopy of p- ${bartHe}^{+}$ : Measurement and controlof the metastable state populations

V. L. Derbov, L. A. Melnikov, I. M. Umansky, and S. I. Vinitsky

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3394 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Boson-realization model applied to highly excited vibrations of $H_{2}$ O

Xi-Wen Hou, Mi Xie, and Zhong-Qi Ma

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3401 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Density-functional theory with optimized effective potential and self-interaction correction for ground states and autoionizing resonances

Xiao-Min Tong and Shih-I Chu

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3406 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Accurate basis sets for the calculation of bound and continuum wave functions of the Schrödinger equation

B. I. Schneider

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3417 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

X-ray emissions in 3d, 4d, and 5d ranges for uranium ions

C. Bonnelle, P. Jonnard, C. Barré, G. Giorgi, and J. Bruneau

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3422 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Relativistic configuration-interaction study of valence-electron correlation effects on the fine-structure splitting in the Pb isoelectronic series

Alok Shukla, Michael Dolg, Heinz-Jürgen Flad, Ajit Banerjee, and Ajaya K. Mohanty

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3433 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Large-scale relativistic configuration-interaction calculation of the ${3 s}^{21}$ $S_{0}$ - ${3 s 3 p}^{1, 3}$ $P_{1}$ transition energies in magnesiumlike ions

M. H. Chen and K. T. Cheng

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3440 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Muon transfer from thermalized muonic hydrogen isotopes to argon

R. Jacot-Guillarmod, F. Mulhauser, C. Piller, L. A. Schaller, L. Schellenberg, H. Schneuwly, Y.-A. Thalmann, S. Tresch, A. Werthmüller, and A. Adamczak

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3447 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Near-degeneracy effect on energy shifts in some highly charged few-electron Rydberg ions

Steffen D. Frischat, Thomas Schüßler, Larry Spruch, and Andreas Wolf

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3453 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

General analytical form for the long-range potential of the (ns+ ${np}_{J}$ ) $0_{u}^{+}$ states of alkali dimers applied to ${}^{6}{Li}_{2}$

F. Martin, M. Aubert-Frécon, R. Bacis, P. Crozet, C. Linton, S. Magnier, A. J. Ross, and I. Russier

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3458 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Alternative derivation of the Krieger-Li-Iafrate approximation to the optimized-effective-potential method

Á. Nagy

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3465 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Lifetime measurements using the cascade-photon-coincidence technique with a sputtered-atom source

S. D. Rosner, R. A. Holt, and T. J. Scholl

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3469 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Measurement of hyperfine coupling constants in the ${3 d t}^{2}$ $D_{j}$ levels of ${}^{39}K$ , ${}^{40}K$ , and ${}^{41}K$ by polarization quantum-beat spectroscopy

A. Sieradzan, R. Stoleru, Wo Yei, and M. D. Havey

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3475 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Trace polarizability spectra from ${Ar}_{2}$ quasimolecules in collision-induced scattering

Omar Gaye, Michael Chrysos, Victor Teboul, and Yves Le Duff

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3484 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular collisions and interactions

Elastic collisions and rotational excitation in positron scattering from ${CO}_{2}$ molecules

F. A. Gianturco and P. Paioletti

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3491 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Excitation mechanisms in moderate-energy ${Li}^{+}$ -Ar collisions

S. Kita and N. Shimakura

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3504 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Approximate analytical solution for two electrons in the continuum

P. A. Macri, J. E. Miraglia, C. R. Garibotti, F. D. Colavecchia, and G. Gasaneo

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3518 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Low-energy electron capture by $N^{2 +}$ ions from atomic hydrogen using merged beams

Marc Pieksma, M. E. Bannister, W. Wu, and C. C. Havener

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3526 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Angular distribution of emitted electrons in the decay of Ar ${2 p}^{- 1}$ 4s states studiedby high-resolution experiment

H. Aksela, J. Mursu, J. Jauhiainen, E. Nõmmiste, J. Karvonen, and S. Aksela

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3532 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Eikonal formula for tensor forces

J. Besprosvany

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3539 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

High-resolution studies of extreme-ultraviolet emission from CO by electron impact

Marco Ciocca, Isik Kanik, and Joseph M. Ajello

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3547 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Elastic scattering of 22.1-keV photons by elements in the atomic region 12⩽Z⩽92

J. S. Shahi, Sanjiv Puri, D. Mehta, M. L. Garg, Nirmal Singh, and P. N. Trehan

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3557 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Long-range interactions of sodium atoms

P. Kharchenko, J. F. Babb, and A. Dalgarno

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3566 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Time-dependent quantal calculations for L=0 models of the electron-impact ionization of hydrogen near threshold

F. Robicheaux, M. S. Pindzola, and D. R. Plante

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3573 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Barrier penetration by wave packets and the tunneling times

M. S. Marinov and Bilha Segev

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3580 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

γ-ray spectra from positron annihilation on atoms and molecules

Koji Iwata, R. G. Greaves, and C. M. Surko

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3586 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Positive energy Sturmian states for two-Coulomb-center problems

S. Yu. Ovchinnikov and J. H. Macek

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3605 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Near-threshold spectrum of photoelectron angular distributions from maximally oriented ${Cat 4 s 5 p}^{1}$ P

K. W. McLaughlin, K. Aflatooni, and D. W. Duquette

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3615 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Matter waves

Phase-dependent spectrum of scattered light from two Bose condensates

Janne Ruostekoski and Dan F. Walls

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3625 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atom laser based on Raman transitions

G. M. Moy, J. J. Hope, and C. M. Savage

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3631 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Stability of solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation for trapped Bose-condensed atoms with negative scattering lengths

Kimitaka Watanabe, Tetsuya Mukai, and Takaaki Mukai

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3639 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Variational Thomas-Fermi theory of a nonuniform Bose condensate at zero temperature

Eddy Timmermans, Paolo Tommasini, and Kerson Huang

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3645 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Hartree-Fock calculations of Bose-Einstein condensation of ${}^{7}{Li}$ atomsin a harmonic trap for T>0

T. Bergeman

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3658 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Bose-Einstein condensation: Kinetic evolution obtained from simulated trajectories

M. Holland, J. Williams, and J. Cooper

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3670 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular processes in electromagnetic fields

Ponderomotive scattering of electrons in intense laser fields

Yousef I. Salamin and Farhad H. M. Faisal

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3678 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Optical-dipole-force fiber guiding and heating of atoms

Michael J. Renn, Alex A. Zozulya, Elizabeth A. Donley, Eric A. Cornell, and Dana Z. Anderson

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3684 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Time evolution of two-photon population transfer between the 1s and 2s statesof a hydrogen atom

M. Dörr, O. Latinne, and C. J. Joachain

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3697 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Low-frequency external force acting on an atom in a resonant field

Sergey V. Siparov

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3704 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Coherent population trapping with losses observed on the Hanle effect of the $D_{1}$ sodium line

F. Renzoni, W. Maichen, L. Windholz, and E. Arimondo

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3710 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Generation of mesoscopic superpositions of two squeezed states of motion for a trapped ion

S.-C. Gou, J. Steinbach, and P. L. Knight

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3719 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Rydberg wave packets in parallel electric and magnetic fields

I. Moser, F. Mota-Furtado, P. F. O'Mahony, and J. P. dos Santos

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3724 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Hydrogen atom in circularly polarized microwaves:nChaotic ionization via core scattering

Andrea F. Brunello, T. Uzer, and David Farrelly

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3730 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Discrete-time picture for multiphoton microwave spectroscopy

M. J. Cavagnero and S. T. Cornett

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3746 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Low-energy laser-assisted electron-helium collisions

Sydney Geltman

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3755 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Multiphoton detachment of electrons from negative ions

G. F. Gribakin and M. Yu. Kuchiev

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3760 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Incomplete optical shielding in cold atom traps: three-dimensional Landau-Zener theory

V. A. Yurovsky and A. Ben-Reuven

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3772 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Precision measurement of the ${5 s t}^{2}$ $S_{1 / 2}$ → ${5 p t}^{2}$ $P_{j}$ → ${8 s t}^{2}$ $S_{1 / 2}$ two-photon, two-color polarization spectrum in atomic Rb

A. I. Beger, M. D. Havey, and R. P. Meyer

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3780 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Quantum interference in half-cycle microwave multiphoton transitions

C. W. S. Conover and J. H. Rentz

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3787 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Optimization of evaporative cooling

C. A. Sackett, C. C. Bradley, and R. G. Hulet

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3797 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Quantum optics

Strong intracavity and output laser noise reduction via initial atomic coherence

Carlos Saavedra, Juan C. Retamal, and Christoph H. Keitel

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3802 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Micromaser linewidth

Rebecca R. McGowan and William C. Schieve

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3813 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Geometrical representation of coherent-excitation methods using delayed and detuned lasers

J. B. Kim, J. Lee, A. S. Choe, and Y. Rhee

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3819 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Free-induction decay after a pulse saturation for systems with noncorrelated frequency exchange

Vladimir S. Malinovsky and Alex Szabo

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3826 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Macroscopic averages in QED in material media

S. M. Dutra and K. Furuya

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3832 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Two-photon parametric pumping versus two-photon absorption: A quantum jump approach

E. S. Guerra, B. M. Garraway, and P. L. Knight

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3842 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Efficient, high-brightness soft-x-ray laser at 21.2 nm

B. Rus, A. Carillon, P. Dhez, P. Jaeglé, G. Jamelot, A. Klisnick, M. Nantel, and P. Zeitoun

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3858 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Finite-dimensional coherent-state generation and quantum-optical nonlinear oscillator models

W. Leon-acuteski

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3874 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Fourth-order interference in the Wigner representation for parametric down-conversion experiments

Alberto Casado, Agustín Fernández-Rueda, Trevor Marshall, Ramón Risco-Delgado, and Emilio Santos

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3879 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Theory of a semiconductor laser with phase-conjugate optical feedback

Erik Bochove

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3891 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Amplification without inversion:mUnderstanding probability amplitudes, quantum interference, and Feynman rules in a strongly driven system

J. L. Cohen and P. R. Berman

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3900 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Quantum Zeno effect and V-scheme lasing without inversion

F. B. de Jong, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and H. B. van Linden van den Heuvell

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3918 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Spectral properties of the one-atom laser

Markus Löffler, Georg M. Meyer, and Herbert Walther

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3923 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

BRIEF REPORTS

Fundamental concepts

Exactly solvable three-particle problem with three-body interaction

C. Quesne

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3931 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular structure and dynamics

Density-functional approach to relativistic charge expansion theory

N. H. March

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3935 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular collisions and interactions

Projectile charge and velocity scaling for double ionization of helium

Bhas Bapat and E. Krishnakumar

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3937 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Inner-shell resonances in metastable ${Ca}^{+}$ ions

A. Gottwald, S. Anger, J.-M. Bizau, D. Rosenthal, and M. Richter

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3941 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Charge transfer of 0.5-, 1.5-, and 5-keV protons with $H_{2}$ O:mAbsolute differential and integral cross sections

B. G. Lindsay, D. R. Sieglaff, K. A. Smith, and R. F. Stebbings

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3945 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Electron, atom, and molecule interactions with solids and surfaces

X-ray studies of the interaction of N, O, and Ne hydrogenlike ions below surfaces

J.-P. Briand, D. Schneider, S. Bardin, H. Khemliche, J. Jin, Z. Xie, and M. Prior

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3947 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Matter waves

Analysis of in situ images of Bose-Einstein condensates of lithium

C. C. Bradley, C. A. Sackett, and R. G. Hulet

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3951 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Effect of a finite number of particles in the Bose-Einstein condensation of a trapped gas

R. Napolitano, J. De Luca, V. S. Bagnato, and G. C. Marques

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3954 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Atomic and molecular processes in electromagnetic fields

Two-color multiphoton ionization of atoms

C. S. Han

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3957 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Time profile of harmonic generation

Carla Figueira de Morisson Faria, Martin Dörr, and Wolfgang Sandner

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3961 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Quantum optics

Harmonic generation by scattering circularly polarized light of arbitrary intensity from free electrons of arbitrary initial velocity

Yousef I. Salamin and Farhad H. M. Faisal

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3964 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

COMMENTS

sComment on 'Local-realism violations in two-particle interferometry'

JoséL. Cereceda

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3968 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

ERRATA

Erratum: Comment on ``Definition and construction of the quantum soliton states in optical fibers''[Phys. Rev. A 53, 2901 (1996)]

Demin Yao

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3970 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997

Erratum: Entangled entanglement [Phys. Rev. A 54, 1793 (1996)]

Phys. Rev. A 55, 3970 (1997) - Published 1 May, 1997