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Anderson localization of a non-interacting Bose–Einstein condensate

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Roati, Giacomo, D’Errico, Chiara, Fallani, Leonardo, Fattori, Marco, Fort, Chiara, Zaccanti, Matteo, Modugno, Giovanni, Modugno, Michele, Inguscio, Massimo·2008·Nature
DOI 10.1038/nature07071
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Anderson localization of waves in disordered media was originally predicted fifty years ago, in the context of transport of electrons in crystals. The phenomenon is much more general and has been observed in a variety of systems, including light waves. However, Anderson localization has not been observed directly for matter waves. Owing to the high degree of control over most of the system parameters (in particular the interaction strength), ultracold atoms offer opportunities for the study of disorder-induced localization. Here we use a non-interacting Bose–Einstein condensate to study Anderson localization. The experiment is performed with a one-dimensional quasi-periodic lattice—a system that features a crossover between extended and exponentially localized states, as in the case of purely random disorder in higher dimensions. Localization is clearly demonstrated through investigations of the transport properties and spatial and momentum distributions. We characterize the crossover, finding that the critical disorder strength scales with the tunnelling energy of the atoms in the lattice. This controllable system may be used to investigate the interplay of disorder and interaction (ref. 7 and references therein), and to explore exotic quantum phases.

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Authors
Roati, G., D’Errico, C., Fallani, L., Fattori, M., Fort, C., Zaccanti, M., Modugno, G., Modugno, M., & Inguscio, M.
Venue
Nature
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2008-06
Volume
453
Issue
7197
Pages
895-898
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/nature07071
OpenAlex
W1976143157
Cited by
1,818
References
4
FWCI
59.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
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