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Single-particle motional oscillator powered by laser
An ion, atom, molecule or macro-particle in a trap can exhibit large motional
oscillations due to the Doppler-affected radiation pressure by a laser,
blue-detuned from an absorption line of a particle. This oscillator can be
nearly thresholdless, but under certain conditions it may exhibit huge
hysteretic excitation. Feasible applications include a "Foucault pendulum" in a
trap, a rotation sensor, single atom spectroscopy, isotope separation, etc.Comment: 9 pages, 1 fig; v2: the latest revision for Optics Expres