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Quantum polarization spectroscopy of ultracold spinor gases

Other Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We propose a method for the detection of ground state quantum phases of spinor gases through a series of two quantum nondemolition measurements performed by sending off-resonant, polarized light pulses through the gas. Signatures of various mean-field as well as strongly-correlated phases of F=1 and F=2 spinor gases obtained by detecting quantum fluctuations and mean values of polarization of transmitted light are identified.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0608306,
  title  = {Quantum polarization spectroscopy of ultracold spinor gases},
  author = {K. Eckert and L. Zawitkowski and A. Sanpera and M. Lewenstein and E. S. Polzik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0608306},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

5 pages, 1 figure; v2: minor changes