Localization in momentum space of ultracold atoms in incommensurate lattices

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Larcher, M ^a   Modugno, M ^b,c   Dalfovo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOMMENSURATE LATTICE; MODE APPROXIMATIONS; MOMENTUM DISTRIBUTIONS; MOMENTUM SPACES; PERIODIC OSCILLATION; RELATIVE INTENSITY; ULTRACOLD ATOMS;

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EID: 79251477893     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.013624     Document Type: Article

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