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dc.contributor.authorSummy, G. S.
dc.contributor.authorRamareddy, V.
dc.contributor.authorBehinaein, G.
dc.contributor.authorAhmadi, Peyman
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-11T15:32:17Z
dc.date.available2010-03-11T15:32:17Z
dc.date.issued2009-11
dc.date.submitted2009-06
dc.identifier.issn1094-1622
dc.identifier.issn1050-2947
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52497
dc.description.abstractWe investigate the creation mechanism of quantum accelerator modes which are attributed to the existence of the stability islands in an underlying pseudoclassical phase space of the quantum delta-kicked accelerator. Quantum accelerator modes can be created by exposing a Bose-Einstein condensate to a pulsed standing light wave. We show that constructive interference between momentum states populated by the pulsed light determines the stability island’s existence in the underlying pseudoclassical phase space. We generalize this interference model to incorporate higher-order accelerator modes, showing that they are generated if the rephasing occurs after multiple pulses. The model is extended to predict the momentum structure of the quantum accelerator modes close to higher-order quantum resonances. These predictions are in good agreement with our experimental observations.en
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.053418en
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en
dc.sourceAPSen
dc.titleCreation mechanism of quantum accelerator modesen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.citationAhmadi, P. et al. “Creation mechanism of quantum accelerator modes.” Physical Review A 80.5 (2009): 053418. © 2009 The American Physical Societyen
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.approverAhmadi, Peyman
dc.contributor.mitauthorAhmadi, Peyman
dc.relation.journalPhysical Review Aen
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden
dspace.orderedauthorsAhmadi, P.en
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen
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