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Resonant demagnetization of a dipolar BEC in a 3D optical lattice

Quantum Gases 2016-07-27 v1

Abstract

We study dipolar relaxation of a chromium BEC loaded into a 3D optical lattice. We observe dipolar relaxation resonances when the magnetic energy released during the inelastic collision matches an excitation towards higher energy bands. A spectroscopy of these resonances for two orientations of the magnetic field provides a 3D band spectroscopy of the lattice. The narrowest resonance is registered for the lowest excitation energy. Its line-shape is sensitive to the on-site interaction energy. We use such sensitivity to probe number squeezing in a Mott insulator, and we reveal the production of three-body states with entangled spin and orbital degrees of freedom.

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@article{arxiv.1212.5469,
  title  = {Resonant demagnetization of a dipolar BEC in a 3D optical lattice},
  author = {A. de Paz and A. Chotia and E. Marechal and P. Pedri and L. Vernac and O. Gorceix and B. Laburthe-Tolra},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1212.5469},
  year   = {2016}
}

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5 pages, 3 Figures, Supplemental Material