Direct observation of Anderson localization of matter waves in a controlled disorder

Nature

Volumn 453, Issue 7197, 2008, Pages 891-894

  Billy, Juliette ^a   Josse, Vincent ^a   Zuo, Zhanchun ^a   Bernard, Alain ^a   Hambrecht, Ben ^a   Lugan, Pierre ^a   Clément, David ^a   Sanchez Palencia, Laurent ^a   Bouyer, Philippe ^a   Aspect, Alain ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE;

ANDERSON LOCALIZATION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 45149114767     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07000     Document Type: Article

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