Gravity-Sensitive Quantum Dynamics in Cold Atoms

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dc.creatorMa, Z. Y.
dc.creatord'Arcy, M. B.
dc.creatorGardiner, S. A.
dc.date2003-11-10
dc.date2004-11-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:50:27Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:50:27Z
dc.descriptionWe subject a falling cloud of cold cesium atoms to periodic kicks from a sinusoidal potential created by a vertical standing wave of off-resonant laser light. By controllably accelerating the potential, we show quantum accelerator mode dynamics to be highly sensitive to the effective gravitational acceleration when this is close to specific, resonant values. This quantum sensitivity to a control parameter is reminiscent of that associated with classical chaos, and promises techniques for precision measurement.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures, minor changes in response to referees' comments
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311045
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311045
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 93, 164101 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.164101
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/85717
dc.subjectAtomic Physics
dc.subjectChaotic Dynamics
dc.titleGravity-Sensitive Quantum Dynamics in Cold Atoms
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