1-D Mott insulator transition of a Bose-Einstein condensate
| Autor: | Sapiro, R. E., Zhang, R., Raithel, G. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| Popis: | The superfluid to one-dimensional Mott-insulator transition of a 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensate is demonstrated. In the experiment, we apply a one-dimensional optical lattice, formed by two laser beams with a wavelength of 852 nm, to a three dimensional BEC in a shallow trap. We use Kapitza-Dirac scattering to determine the depth of the optical lattice without knowledge of its exact geometry. We further study the dynamics of the transition as well as steady-state phase behavior specific to the one-dimensional case. Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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