Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment
We realize experimentally a cold-atom system, the quasiperiodic kicked rotor, equivalent to the three-dimensional Anderson model of disordered solids where the anisotropy between the x direction and the y – z plane can be controlled by adjusting an experimentally accessible parameter. This allows us...
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| author | Matthias Lopez Jean-François Clément Gabriel Lemarié Dominique Delande Pascal Szriftgiser Jean Claude Garreau |
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| description | We realize experimentally a cold-atom system, the quasiperiodic kicked rotor, equivalent to the three-dimensional Anderson model of disordered solids where the anisotropy between the x direction and the y – z plane can be controlled by adjusting an experimentally accessible parameter. This allows us to study experimentally the disorder versus anisotropy phase diagram of the Anderson metal–insulator transition. Numerical and experimental data compare very well with each other and a theoretical analysis based on the self-consistent theory of localization correctly describes the observed behavior, illustrating the flexibility of cold-atom experiments for the study of transport phenomena in complex quantum systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0460bd71fd744cc8558f905fc600bae2023-08-08T11:11:30ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302013-01-0115606501310.1088/1367-2630/15/6/065013Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experimentMatthias Lopez0Jean-François Clément1Gabriel Lemarié2Dominique Delande3Pascal Szriftgiser4Jean Claude Garreau5Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (Unité Mixte de Recherche 8523 of CNRS), Université Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies , CNRS; F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (Unité Mixte de Recherche 8523 of CNRS), Université Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies , CNRS; F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, FranceLaboratoire de Physique Théorique UMR-5152, CNRS; Université de Toulouse , F-31062 Toulouse, France; Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, UPMC-Paris 6, ENS, CNRS; 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, FranceLaboratoire Kastler-Brossel, UPMC-Paris 6, ENS, CNRS; 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (Unité Mixte de Recherche 8523 of CNRS), Université Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies , CNRS; F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, FranceLaboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules (Unité Mixte de Recherche 8523 of CNRS), Université Lille 1 Sciences et Technologies , CNRS; F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, FranceWe realize experimentally a cold-atom system, the quasiperiodic kicked rotor, equivalent to the three-dimensional Anderson model of disordered solids where the anisotropy between the x direction and the y – z plane can be controlled by adjusting an experimentally accessible parameter. This allows us to study experimentally the disorder versus anisotropy phase diagram of the Anderson metal–insulator transition. Numerical and experimental data compare very well with each other and a theoretical analysis based on the self-consistent theory of localization correctly describes the observed behavior, illustrating the flexibility of cold-atom experiments for the study of transport phenomena in complex quantum systems.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/6/065013 |
| spellingShingle | Matthias Lopez Jean-François Clément Gabriel Lemarié Dominique Delande Pascal Szriftgiser Jean Claude Garreau Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment New Journal of Physics |
| title | Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment |
| title_full | Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment |
| title_fullStr | Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment |
| title_short | Phase diagram of the anisotropic Anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor: theory and experiment |
| title_sort | phase diagram of the anisotropic anderson transition with the atomic kicked rotor theory and experiment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/6/065013 |
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