2005/02/11 by Sandro Wimberger, Mark Sadgrove, Scott Parkins +1
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.atom-ph #nlin.CD #physics.data-an
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.71.053404
published as Phys. Rev. A 71, 053404 (2005) · 8 pages; 8 figures
arxiv created 2005/02/11 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We present experimental measurements of the mean energy in the vicinity of the first and second quantum resonances of the atom optics kicked rotor for a number of different experimental parameters. Our data is rescaled and compared with the one parameter epsilon--classical scaling function developed to describe the quantum resonance peaks. Additionally, experimental data is presented for the ``classical'' resonance which occurs in the limit as the kicking period goes to zero. This resonance is found to be analogous to the quantum resonances, and a similar one-parameter classical scaling function is derived, and found to match our experimental results. The width of the quantum and classical resonance peaks is compared, and their Sub-Fourier nature examined.