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Cold bosonic atoms in optical lattices

Jaksch, D. and Bruder, C. and Cirac, J. I. and Gardiner, C. W. and Zoller, P.. (1998) Cold bosonic atoms in optical lattices. Physical review letters, Vol. 81, H. 15. pp. 3108-3111.

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Abstract

The dynamics of an ultracold dilute gas of bosonic atoms in an optical lattice can be described by a Bose-Hubbard model where the system parameters are controlled by laser light. We study the continuous (zero temperature) quantum phase transition from the superfluid to the Mott insulator phase induced by varying the depth of the optical potential, where the Mott insulator phase corresponds to a commensurate filling of the lattice ("optical crystal"). Examples for formation of Mott structures in optical lattices with a superimposed harmonic trap and in optical superlattices are presented.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Theoretische Physik (Bruder)
UniBasel Contributors:Bruder, Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:0031-9007
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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