Model for the arrival-time distribution in fluorescence time-of-flight experiments

TL;DR

This paper models the arrival-time distribution of photons in fluorescence time-of-flight experiments, demonstrating that simulations for ultracold Cesium atoms align well with Kijowski's theoretical distribution.

Contribution

It introduces a model for the arrival-time distribution in fluorescence experiments and validates it with simulations matching a known theoretical distribution.

Findings

Simulations agree with Kijowski's ideal time-of-arrival distribution.

The model accurately predicts detection times for ultracold Cesium atoms.

Provides a framework for analyzing arrival times in fluorescence experiments.

Abstract

An operational arrival-time distribution is defined as the distribution of detection times of the first photons emitted by two level atoms in resonance with a perpendicular laser beam in a time of flight experiment. For ultracold Cesium atoms the simulations are in excellent agreement with the theoretical ideal time-of-arrival distribution of Kijowski.