Counting atoms using interaction blockade in an optical superlattice

Details Counting atoms using interaction blockade in an optical superlattice Counting atoms using interaction blockade in an optical superlattice

2008-04-21

arxiv.org/abs/0804.3372v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 090404 (2008)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.090404

We report on the observation of an interaction blockade effect for ultracold atoms in optical lattices, analogous to Coulomb blockade observed in mesoscopic solid state systems. When the lattice sites are converted into biased double wells, we detect a discrete set of steps in the well population for increasing bias potentials. These correspond to tunneling resonances where the atom number on each side of the barrier changes one by one. This allows us to count and control the number of atoms within a given well. By evaluating the amplitude of the different plateaus, we can fully determine the number distribution of the atoms in the lattice, which we demonstrate for the case of a superfluid and Mott insulating regime of 87Rb.

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