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Nonexponential decay of a collective excitation in an atomic ensemble coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide

Nonexponential decay of a collective excitation in an atomic ensemble coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide

We study the dynamics of a single excitation coherently shared among an ensemble of atoms and coupled to a one-dimensional wave guide. The coupling between the matter and the light field gives rise to collective phenomena such as superradiant states with an enhanced initial decay rate, but also to the …