Macroscopic superposition states in rotating ring lattices

DOI10.1080/09500340802411997zbMATH Open1157.82343arXiv0802.4309OpenAlexW3098882295WikidataQ62599520 ScholiaQ62599520MaRDI QIDQ3615136FDOQ3615136

Authors: Andreas Nunnenkamp, Ana María Rey 

Publication date: 17 March 2009

Published in: Journal of Modern Optics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate the effects of rotation on one-dimensional ultracold bosons confined to optical ring lattices. First, we show that there exists a critical rotation frequency at which the ground state of a weakly-interacting and integer-filled atomic gas is fragmented into a macroscopic superposition state with different circulation. Second, we point out several advantages of using slightly non-uniform ring lattices. Finally, we demonstrate that different quasi-momentum states can be distinguished in time-of-flight absorption imaging and propose to probe correlations via the many-body oscillations induced by a sudden change in the rotation frequency.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4309

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zbMATH Keywords

rotating systemsmacroscopic superposition statesbosons in optical lattices

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C10)

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