Testing quantum correlations in a confined atomic cloud by scattering fast atoms: Direct and time reversed processes

dc.creatorKuklov, A. B.
dc.creatorSvistunov, B. V.
dc.date1999-05-29
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:13:34Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:13:34Z
dc.descriptionWe suggest measuring the one-particle density matrix of a trapped ultracold atomic cloud by scattering fast atoms in a pure momentum state off the cloud. The lowest-order probability for the process, resulting in a pair of outcoming fast atoms for each incoming one, as well as of its time reversed counterpart, turns out to be given by the Fourier transform of the density matrix. Accordingly, important information about quantum correlations can be deduced directly from the differential scattering cross-section of these processes. Several most interesting cases of scattering - from a single condensate containing a vortex, and from a split condensate characterized by some phase difference - are discussed.
dc.description4 pages, (RevTeX)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9905426
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9905426
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/29347
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleTesting quantum correlations in a confined atomic cloud by scattering fast atoms: Direct and time reversed processes
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