Resonant demagnetization of a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate in a three-dimensional optical lattice

We study dipolar relaxation of a chromium Bose-Einstein condensate loaded into a three-dimensional (3D) optical lattice. We observe dipolar relaxation resonances when the magnetic energy released during the inelastic collision matches an excitation towards higher-energy bands. Spectroscopy of these...

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Autores: Gil De Paz, Armando, Chotia, A., Marechal, E., Pedri, P., Vernac, L., Gorceix, O., Laburthe-Tolra, B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/35024
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/35024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:52
Atoms
Gases
Astrofísica
Astronomía (Física)
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Sumario:We study dipolar relaxation of a chromium Bose-Einstein condensate loaded into a three-dimensional (3D) optical lattice. We observe dipolar relaxation resonances when the magnetic energy released during the inelastic collision matches an excitation towards higher-energy bands. Spectroscopy of these resonances for two orientations of the magnetic field provides a 3D band spectroscopy of the lattice. The narrowest resonance is registered for the lowest excitation energy. Its line shape is sensitive to the on-site interaction energy. We use such sensitivity to probe number squeezing in a Mott insulator.