Atom-Optics Billiards: Non-linear dynamics with cold atoms in optical traps

2004/10/18 by Ariel Kaplan, Kaplan, Ariel, Mikkel Andersen +5
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #Chaotic Dynamics (nlin.CD) #FOS: Physical sciences #Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other) #cond-mat.other #nlin.CD #physics.atom-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.nlin/0410027

Lecture notes from the NATO ASI International Summer School on Chaotic Dynamics and Transport in Classical and Quantum Systems, Cargese, Corsica, August 2003

arxiv created 2004/10/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We present a new experimental system (the ``atom-optics billiard'') and demonstrate chaotic and regular dynamics of cold, optically trapped atoms. We show that the softness of the walls and additional optical potentials can be used to manipulate the structure of phase space.

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