High-order quantum resonances observed in a periodically kicked bose-einstein condensate

TY - JOUR

T1 - High-order quantum resonances observed in a periodically kicked bose-einstein condensate

AU - Ryu, C

AU - Andersen, M F

AU - Vaziri, A

AU - d'Arcy, M B

AU - Grossman, J M

AU - Helmerson, K

AU - Phillips, W D

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - We have observed high-order quantum resonances in a realization of the quantum delta-kicked rotor, using Bose-condensed Na atoms subjected to a pulsed standing wave of laser light. These resonances occur for pulse intervals that are rational fractions of the Talbot time, and are characterized by ballistic momentum transfer to the atoms. The condensate's narrow momentum distribution not only permits the observation of the quantum resonances at 3/4 and 1/3 of the Talbot time, but also allows us to study scaling laws for the resonance width in quasimomentum and pulse interval

AB - We have observed high-order quantum resonances in a realization of the quantum delta-kicked rotor, using Bose-condensed Na atoms subjected to a pulsed standing wave of laser light. These resonances occur for pulse intervals that are rational fractions of the Talbot time, and are characterized by ballistic momentum transfer to the atoms. The condensate's narrow momentum distribution not only permits the observation of the quantum resonances at 3/4 and 1/3 of the Talbot time, but also allows us to study scaling laws for the resonance width in quasimomentum and pulse interval

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.160403

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.160403

M3 - Article

SN - 1079-7114

VL - 96

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

IS - 16

M1 - 160403

ER -