Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice
We study matter-wave scattering from an ultracold, many-body atomic system trapped in an optical lattice. The angular cross section of the target lattice for a matter wave is determined and is demonstrated to have a strong dependence on the many-body phase, superfluid, or Mott insulator. Analytical...
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| author | Sanders, Scott N. Mintert, Florian Heller, Eric J. |
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| description | We study matter-wave scattering from an ultracold, many-body atomic system trapped in an optical lattice. The angular cross section of the target lattice for a matter wave is determined and is demonstrated to have a strong dependence on the many-body phase, superfluid, or Mott insulator. Analytical approaches are employed deep in the superfluid and Mott-insulator regimes, while intermediate points in the phase transition are treated numerically. Matter-wave scattering offers a convenient method for nondestructively probing the quantum many-body phase transition of atoms in an optical lattice. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/658732022-09-26T10:19:59Z Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice Sanders, Scott N. Mintert, Florian Heller, Eric J. Sanders, Scott N. Sanders, Scott N. We study matter-wave scattering from an ultracold, many-body atomic system trapped in an optical lattice. The angular cross section of the target lattice for a matter wave is determined and is demonstrated to have a strong dependence on the many-body phase, superfluid, or Mott insulator. Analytical approaches are employed deep in the superfluid and Mott-insulator regimes, while intermediate points in the phase transition are treated numerically. Matter-wave scattering offers a convenient method for nondestructively probing the quantum many-body phase transition of atoms in an optical lattice. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (grant to the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (grant MI 1345/2-1) 2011-09-16T17:58:31Z 2011-09-16T17:58:31Z 2010-07 2010-06 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65873 Sanders, Scott, Florian Mintert, and Eric Heller. “Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice.” Physical Review Letters 105.3 (2010) : 035301. en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.035301 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Sanders, Scott N. Mintert, Florian Heller, Eric J. Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice |
| title | Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice |
| title_full | Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice |
| title_fullStr | Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice |
| title_short | Matter-Wave Scattering from Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice |
| title_sort | matter wave scattering from ultracold atoms in an optical lattice |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65873 |
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