Experimental observation of the Anderson transition with atomic matter waves
Quantum Physics
2016-09-08 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
Chaotic Dynamics
Optics
Abstract
We realize experimentally an atom-optics quantum chaotic system, the quasiperiodic kicked rotor, which is equivalent to a 3D disordered system, that allow us to demonstrate the Anderson metal-insulator transition. Sensitive measurements of the atomic wavefunction dynamics and the use of finite-size scaling techniques make it possible to extract both the critical parameters and the critical exponent of the transition, which is in good agreement with the value obtained in numerical simulations of the 3D Anderson model.
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@article{arxiv.0709.4320,
title = {Experimental observation of the Anderson transition with atomic matter waves},
author = {Julien Chabé and Gabriel Lemarié and Benoît Grémaud and Dominique Delande and Pascal Szriftgiser and Jean Claude Garreau},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.4320},
year = {2016}
}
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5 pages, 3 figures, revtex4