Evolution of condensate fraction during rapid lattice ramps

Details Evolution of condensate fraction during rapid lattice ramps Evolution of condensate fraction during rapid lattice ramps

2012-01-16

arxiv.org/abs/1201.3154v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Quantum Gases

4 pages, 3 figures

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Combining experiments and numerical simulations, we investigate the redistribution of quasi-momentum in a gas of atoms trapped in an optical lattice when the lattice depth is rapidly reduced. We find that interactions lead to significant momentum redistribution on millisecond timescales, thereby invalidating previous assumptions regarding adiabaticity. We show that this phenomenon is driven by the presence of low-momentum particle-hole excitations in an interacting system. Our results invalidate bandmapping as an equilibrium probe in interacting gases.

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