Probing superfluids in optical lattices by momentum-resolved Bragg spectroscopy

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-61

  Ernst, Philipp T ^a   Götze, Sören ^a   Krauser, Jasper S ^a   Pyka, Karsten ^a   Lühmann, Dirk Sören ^a   Pfannkuche, Daniela ^a   Sengstock, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; CRYSTAL LATTICES; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR; COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISONS; CONDENSED MATTER SYSTEM; EXCITATION PROPERTIES; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; INTERACTION EFFECT; PERIODIC POTENTIALS; STRONG CORRELATION;

OPTICAL LATTICES;

EID: 73549108295     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1476     Document Type: Article

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