Occupation statistics of a bose-einstein condensate for a driven landau-zener crossing

Katrina Smith-Mannschott, Maya Chuchem, Moritz Hiller, Tsampikos Kottos, Doron Cohen

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Abstract

We consider an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate loaded in a biased double-well trap with tunneling rate K and interatomic interaction U. The Bose-Einstein condensate is prepared such that all N atoms are in the left well. We drive the system by sweeping the potential difference E between the two wells. Depending on the interaction u=NU/K and the sweep rate Ė, we distinguish three dynamical regimes: adiabatic, diabatic, and sudden and consider the occupation statistics of the final state. The analysis goes beyond mean-field theory and is complemented by a semiclassical picture.

Original languageEnglish
Article number230401
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume102
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Jun 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (all)

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