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Pair correlations in the attractive Hubbard model

Quantum Gases 2020-05-20 v1

Abstract

The mechanism of fermionic pairing is the key to understanding various phenomena such as high-temperature superconductivity and the pseudogap phase in cuprate materials. We study the pair correlations in the attractive Hubbard model using ultracold fermions in a two-dimensional optical lattice. By combining the fluctuation-dissipation theorem and the compressibility equation of state, we extract the interacting pair correlation functions and deduce a characteristic length scale of pairs as a function of interaction and density filling. At sufficiently low filling and weak on-site interaction, we observe that the pair correlations extend over a few lattice sites even at temperatures above the superfluid transition temperature.

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@article{arxiv.2005.09121,
  title  = {Pair correlations in the attractive Hubbard model},
  author = {C. F. Chan and M. Gall and N. Wurz and M. Köhl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.09121},
  year   = {2020}
}
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