Dephasing-rephasing dynamics of one-dimensional tunneling quasicondensates
Anno: 2020
Autori: Salasnich L., Tononi A., Toigo F., S. Wimberger, A. Cappellaro
Affiliazione autori: Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia ‘Galileo Galilei’, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy; Dipartimento di ScienzeMatematiche, Fisiche ed Informatiche, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 7/A, 43124 Parma, Italy; INFN, Sezione di Milano Bicocca, Gruppo Collegato di Parma, Parma, Italy
Abstract: We study the quantum tunneling of two one-dimensional quasi-condensates made of alkali-metal atoms, considering two different tunneling configurations: side-by-side and head-to-tail. After deriving the quasiparticle excitation spectrum, we discuss the dynamics of the relative phase following a sudden coupling of the independent subsystems. In particular, we calculate the coherence factor of the system, which, due to the nonzero tunneling amplitude, it exhibits dephasing-rephasing oscillations instead of pure dephasing. These oscillations are enhanced by a higher tunneling energy, and by higher system densities. Our predictions provide a benchmark for future experiments at temperatures belowT less than or similar to 5 nK.
Giornale/Rivista: NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
Volume: 22 Da Pagina: 073020-1 A: 073020-10
Parole chiavi: Bose-Einstein condensation; Josephson tunneling; phase coherence; decoherence. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ab965d