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Bragg scattering as a probe of atomic wave functions and quantum phase transitions in optical lattices

dc.contributor.authorMiyake, Hirokazu
dc.contributor.authorPuentes, Graciana
dc.contributor.authorPritchard, David E.
dc.contributor.authorKetterle, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.authorWeld, David M.
dc.contributor.authorSiviloglou, Georgios A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-22T17:36:15Z
dc.date.available2012-02-22T17:36:15Z
dc.date.issued2011-10
dc.date.submitted2011-08
dc.identifier.issn0031-9007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69158
dc.description.abstractWe have observed Bragg scattering of photons from quantum degenerate 87Rb atoms in a three-dimensional optical lattice. Bragg scattered light directly probes the microscopic crystal structure and atomic wave function whose position and momentum width is Heisenberg limited. The spatial coherence of the wave function leads to revivals in the Bragg scattered light due to the atomic Talbot effect. The decay of revivals across the superfluid to Mott insulator transition indicates the loss of superfluid coherence.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (grant No. PHY-0969731)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army Research Office (ARO Grant No. W911NF-07-1-0493)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA OLE Program)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR MURI program)en_US
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dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.175302en_US
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_US
dc.sourceAPSen_US
dc.titleBragg scattering as a probe of atomic wave functions and quantum phase transitions in optical latticesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationMiyake, Hirokazu et al. "Bragg Scattering as a Probe of Atomic Wave Functions and Quantum Phase Transitions in Optical Lattices." Physical Review Letters 107, 175302 (2011) [5 pages]. © 2011 American Physical Society.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronicsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atomsen_US
dc.contributor.approverPritchard, David E.
dc.contributor.mitauthorPritchard, David E.
dc.contributor.mitauthorMiyake, Hirokazu
dc.contributor.mitauthorSiviloglou, Georgios
dc.contributor.mitauthorPuentes, Graciana
dc.contributor.mitauthorKetterle, Wolfgang
dc.contributor.mitauthorWeld, David M.
dc.relation.journalPhysical Review Lettersen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsMiyake, Hirokazu; Siviloglou, Georgios; Puentes, Graciana; Pritchard, David; Ketterle, Wolfgang; Weld, Daviden
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-1496
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-3044
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US
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