Abstract
In this lecture we discuss in more detail two aspects of the photon scattering experiment which was presented in Prof. Scully’s lectures1. This experiment is a quantum optical version of the two slit experiment2 which is often used to clarify important questions concerning the process of measurement in quantum mechanics. In our version the two slits are replaced by two atoms at fixed positions, which are allowed to absorb and re-emitt photons. In this simple scattering system all aspects of the scattering process can be treated by explicit calculation. This makes it possible to formulate precisely and hence put into focus some basic quantum mechanical assertions about the measurement process which continue to be of interest today. Furthermore, our system is close enough to reality to allow for actual experiments to be performed, which in itself is an attractive feature.
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