Bragg scattering and the spin structure factor of two-component atomic gases

TL;DR

This paper explores how Bragg scattering with polarized light can measure the density and spin structure factors in two-component atomic gases, providing explicit results for various spin configurations.

Contribution

It introduces a method to distinguish density and spin structure factors using polarized Bragg scattering, including analysis of stimulated and spontaneous scattering.

Findings

Method to measure density and spin structure factors separately

Explicit calculations for different spin configurations

Analysis of stimulated and spontaneous scattering effects

Abstract

Bragg scattering with linearly polarized light can be used to separately measure the density and the spin structure factor of a two spin component atomic gas by looking at the dependance of the scattering intensity on the polarization of the laser fields. Both stimulated and spontaneous scattering are discussed. Explicit results for different spin configurations are given.