Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2011-11-25
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
10 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
We investigate experimentally the effects of light assisted collisions on the coherence between momentum states in Bose-Einstein condensates. The onset of superradiant Rayleigh scattering serves as a sensitive monitor for matter wave coherence. A subtle interplay of binary and collective effects leads to a profound asymmetry between the two sides of the atomic resonance and provides far bigger coherence loss rates for a condensate bathed in blue detuned light than previously estimated. We present a simplified quantitative model containing the essential physics to explain our experimental data and point at a new experimental route to study strongly coupled light matter systems.
Griesmaier Axel
Hornbak Steenstrup M. P.
Kaminski Franziska
Kampel N. S.
Müller J. H.
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