Title :
Raman photoassociation of a mott insulator
Author :
Ryu, C. ; Xu Du ; Yesilada, Emek ; Harrison, N.D. ; Heinzen, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas Univ., Austin, TX
Abstract :
We have produced a Mott insulator with two 87Rb2 atoms per site, and converted these atoms into 87Rb 2 molecules with Raman photoassociation
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; association; laser cooling; photochemistry; quantum optics; resonant states; rubidium; superfluidity; 87Rb2 atoms; 87Rb2 molecules; Bose-Hubbard model; Bose-condensed atoms; Mott insulator; Raman photoassociation; Rb; atom-molecule transition; coherent oscillations; insulating state; optical lattice; superfluid state;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4