Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2009-09-09
Phys. Rev. A 80, 053606 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.80.053606
We study the behaviour of an ultracold atomic gas of bosons in a bichromatic lattice, where the weaker lattice is used as a source of disorder. We numerically solve a discretized mean-field equation, which generalizes the one-dimensional Aubry-Andr\`e model for particles in a quasi-periodic potential by including the interaction between atoms. We compare the results for commensurate and incommensurate lattices. We investigate the role of the initial shape of the wavepacket as well as the interplay between two competing effects of the interaction, namely self-trapping and delocalization. Our calculations show that, if the condensate initially occupies a single lattice site, the dynamics of the interacting gas is dominated by self-trapping in a wide range of parameters, even for weak interaction. Conversely, if the diffusion starts from a Gaussian wavepacket, self-trapping is significantly suppressed and the destruction of localization by interaction is more easily observable.
Dalfovo Franco
Larcher Marco
Modugno Michele
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