Delocalization of a disordered bosonic system by repulsive interactions

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 354-358

  Deissler, B ^a   Zaccanti, M ^a   Roati, G ^a   D'Errico, C ^a   Fattori, M ^a,b   Modugno, M ^a   Modugno, G ^a   Inguscio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POROUS MATERIALS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

DISORDERED SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INDEPENDENT CONTROL; PHYSICAL SYSTEMS; QUASI-PERIODIC LATTICES; REPULSIVE INTERACTIONS; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; THIN-FILM SUPERCONDUCTORS;

BOSONS;

EID: 77951994758     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1635     Document Type: Article

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