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TT: Fachverband Tiefe Temperaturen

TT 9: Transport: Quantum Coherence and Quantum Information Systems

TT 9.12: Talk

Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:15–17:30, H 2053

Cold bosonic atoms in a π – flux lattice — •Stephan Rachel and Martin Greiter — Institut für Theorie der Kondensierten Materie, Universität Karlsruhe, 76128 Karlsruhe

We present a model where the rare phenomenon of fragmented Bose–Einstein condensation occurs: we consider a system of neutral, bosonic atoms on a square lattice subject to an effective magnetic field. We focus on a magnetic flux of half a Dirac flux quantum through every lattice cell. The effective flux yields two minima in the lower single particle band. We show that in the many particle ground state, the particles are evenly distributed over both minima. The two macroscopically occupied minima correspond to two distinct Bose condensates.

Regarding the low-energy excitations of the system, we show that Josephson tunneling is only possible for pairs of bosons, while single particle tunneling between both condensates is absent. We further find a massive mode describing fluctuations in the relative density of the two condensates.