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Atomic, molecular and optical physics

the reflection of a slow atom or wave from an attractive potential, such as a surface's van der Waals tail, without a classical turning point.

In atomic, molecular and optical physics, quantum reflection refers to the reflection of a slow atom or wave from an attractive potential, such as a surface's van der Waals tail, without a classical turning point. This meaning comes from Shimizu (2001) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Shimizu, F. (2001). Specular Reflection of Very Slow Metastable Neon Atoms from a Solid Surface. Physical Review Letters, 86(6), 987-990. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.86.987

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