Collective P-Wave Orbital Dynamics of Ultracold Fermions
| Autor: | Mamaev, Mikhail, He, Peiru, Bilitewski, Thomas, Venu, Vijin, Thywissen, Joseph H., Rey, Ana Maria |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 143401 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.143401 |
| Popis: | We consider the non-equilibrium orbital dynamics of spin-polarized ultracold fermions in the first excited band of an optical lattice. A specific lattice depth and filling configuration is designed to allow the $p_x$ and $p_y$ excited orbital degrees of freedom to act as a pseudo-spin. Starting from the full Hamiltonian for p-wave interactions in a periodic potential, we derive an extended Hubbard-type model that describes the anisotropic lattice dynamics of the excited orbitals at low energy. We then show how dispersion engineering can provide a viable route to realizing collective behavior driven by p-wave interactions. In particular, Bragg dressing and lattice depth can reduce single-particle dispersion rates, such that a collective many-body gap is opened with only moderate Feshbach enhancement of p-wave interactions. Physical insight into the emergent gap-protected collective dynamics is gained by projecting the Hamiltonian into the Dicke manifold, yielding a one-axis twisting model for the orbital pseudo-spin that can be probed using conventional Ramsey-style interferometry. Experimentally realistic protocols to prepare and measure the many-body dynamics are discussed, including the effects of band relaxation, particle loss, spin-orbit coupling, and doping. Comment: 6+12 pages, 3+6 figures. Updated to accommodate feedback from Referees, and to clarify the derivation of the p-wave lattice interactions |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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