The spatial distribution and the dynamics of Cs atoms in a 1D optical molasses are probed by measuring the absorption (or amplification) spectrum of a weak laser beam. Narrow (35--50 kHz) Raman lines give access for the first time to the frequency and to the damping of the atom's oscillation in the potential wells associated with light shifts. A narrower (8 kHz) Rayleigh resonance demonstrates the existence of a large-scale spatial order of the atoms, presenting some analogy with an antiferromagnetic medium.
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