Theory of atomic diffraction from evanescent waves
  We review recent theoretical models and experiments dealing with the diffraction of neutral atoms from a reflection grating, formed by a standing evanescent wave. We analyze diffraction mechanisms proposed for normal and grazing incidence, point out their scopes and confront the theory with experiment. 
Carsten Henkel, Hartmut Wallis, Nathalie Westbrook, Chris I.   Westbrook, Alain Aspect, Klaus Sengstock, and Wolfgang Ertmer