Collisionally induced transport in periodic potentials

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Ott, H ^a   De Mirandes, E ^a   Ferlaino, F ^a   Roati, G ^a   Modugno, G ^a   Inguscio, M ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BAND STRUCTURE; CONDENSATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; EVAPORATION; FERMIONS; LASER BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUPERLATTICES;

BOSONIC ATOMS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OPTICAL LATTICES; PERIODIC POTENTIALS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 2942585409     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.160601     Document Type: Article

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