Coherent multi-flavour spin dynamics in a fermionic quantum gas

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 813-818

  Krauser, Jasper S ^a   Heinze, Jannes ^a   Fläschner, Nick ^a   Götze, Sören ^a   Jürgensen, Ole ^a   Lühmann, Dirk Sören ^a   Becker, Christoph ^a   Sengstock, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GASES; MAGNETISM; OPTICAL LATTICES;

EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; INSULATING STATE; MANY-BODY DYNAMICS; MANY-BODY SYSTEMS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM DYNAMICS; QUANTUM MAGNETISM; SPIN INTERACTION; SPIN OSCILLATIONS;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 84868693769     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2409     Document Type: Article

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