Damski, B.
, Santos, L.
, Tiemann, E.
, Lewenstein, M.
, Kotochigova, S.
, Julienne, P.
and Zoller, W.
(2003),
Creation of a Dipolar Superfluid in Optical Lattices, Physical Review Letters
(Accessed December 9, 2024)
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Creation of a Dipolar Superfluid in Optical Lattices
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Author(s)
B Damski, L Santos, E Tiemann, M Lewenstein, , , W.H. Zoller
Abstract
We show that by loading a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of two different atomic species into an optical lattice, it is possible to achieve a Mott-insulator phase with exactly one atom of each species per lattice site. A subsequent photo-association leads to the formation in each lattice site of one heteronuclear molecule, which possesses a large electric dipole moment. The melting of such dipolar Mott-insulator creates a dipolar superfluid, and eventually a dipolar BEC.Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
90
Issue
No. 11
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
Boise-Einstein Condensate, dipole moment, KRb, Mott-insulator, optical lattice
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Created February 28, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021