Ma, Z.-Y. and d'Arcy, M. B. and Gardiner, S. A. (2004) 'Gravity-sensitive quantum dynamics in cold atoms.', Physical review letters., 93 . p. 164101.
Abstract
We subject a falling cloud of cold cesium atoms to periodic kicks from a sinusoidal potential created by a vertical standing wave of laser light. By controllably accelerating the potential, we show quantum accelerator mode dynamics to be highly sensitive to the effective gravitational acceleration when close to specific, resonant values. This quantum sensitivity to a control parameter is reminiscent of that associated with classical chaos and promises techniques for precision measurement.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Full text: | (NA) Not Applicable Download PDF (253Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.164101 |
| Publisher statement: | © 2004 by The American Physical Society. All rights reserved. |
| Date accepted: | No date available |
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| Date of first online publication: | October 2004 |
| Date first made open access: | No date available |
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