Probing Transport and Slow Relaxation in the Mass-Imbalanced Fermi-Hubbard Model

Autor: N. Darkwah Oppong, G. Pasqualetti, O. Bettermann, P. Zechmann, M. Knap, I. Bloch, S. Fölling
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Physical Review X, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 031026 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2160-3308
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.12.031026
Popis: Constraints in the dynamics of quantum many-body systems can dramatically alter transport properties and relaxation timescales even in the absence of static disorder. Here, we report on the observation of such constrained dynamics arising from the distinct mobility of two species in the one-dimensional mass-imbalanced Fermi-Hubbard model, realized with ultracold ytterbium atoms in a state-dependent optical lattice. By displacing the trap potential and monitoring the subsequent dynamical response of the system, we identify suppressed transport and slow relaxation with a strong dependence on the mass imbalance and interspecies interaction strength, consistent with eventual thermalization for long times. Our observations demonstrate the potential for quantum simulators to provide insights into unconventional relaxation dynamics arising from constraints.
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