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We explain the dynamics of cold atoms, initially trapped and cooled in a magneto-optic trap, in a monochromatic stationary standing electromagnetic wave field. In the large-detuning limit, the system is modeled as a nonlinear quantum pendulum. We show that the wavepacket evolution of the quantum particle probes parametric regimes in the quantum pendulum that support the classical period and quantum-mechanical revival and superrevival phenomena. Interestingly, complete reconstruction, in particular the parametric regime at quantum revival times, is independent of the potential height.
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Ayub, M., Naseer, K., Ali, M. et al. Atom optics quantum pendulum. J Russ Laser Res 30, 205–223 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-009-9078-x
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