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We study the motion of three-level atoms in a magneto-optical field which consists of a laser field with a polarization gradient and a static magnetic field. The Hamiltonian of the model is diagonalized using band-theoretical methods of solid-state theory. Diffraction of atoms is studied numerically, and the results are compared to the ordinary Kapitza-Dirac effect. Spontaneous emission is accounted for by the use of quantum Monte Carlo techniques.
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