Sub-half-wavelength atom localization via probe absorption spectrum in a four-level atomic system

We present a simple scheme of atom localization in a subwavelength domain via manipulation of probe absorption spectrum in a four-level atomic system. By applying two orthogonal standing-wave fields, the localization peak position and number as well as the conditional position probability can be controlled by the intensities and detunings of optical fields, and the sub-half-wavelength atom localization is also observed. More importantly, there is 100% detecting probability of the atom in the subwavelength domain when the corresponding conditions are satisfied.