Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Letokhov, V. S.

Titel

Laser Maxwell's demon

Ist Teil von

• Contemporary physics, 1995-07, Vol.36 (4), p.235-243, Article 235

Ort / Verlag

London: Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

1995

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This paper considers the concept of a Maxwell' demon based on the use of selective interaction between laser light and atomic particles. The following two possibilities are examined: destructive and non-destructive versions of the laser Maxwell's demon. The destructive version is based on the velocity-and particle-selective resonant ionization of particles in the near field of laser radiation. The non-destructive version is based on the dipole (gradient) light pressure force in near-field radiation effects.