Use of quantum quenches to probe the equilibrium current patterns of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Killi, Matthew ^a   Paramekanti, Arun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE SUPERFLUIDS; CURRENT PATTERNS; EDGE CURRENTS; FERMI GAS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NON-ABELIAN GAUGE; OPTICAL LATTICES; QUANTUM HALL STATE; REAL-SPACE; ULTRACOLD ATOMS;

ELECTRON GAS; FERMIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES;

EID: 84863085877     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.85.061606     Document Type: Article

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