Published September 11, 2009
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Journal article
Decoherence and Collisional Frequency Shifts of Trapped Bosons and Fermions
Creators
- 1. LNE-SYRTE, Observatoire de Paris, 75014 Paris (France)
- 2. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)
Description
We perform exact calculations of collisional frequency shifts for several fermions or bosons using a singlet and triplet basis for pairs of particles. The 'factor of 2 controversy' for bosons becomes clear - the factor is always 2. Decoherence is described by singlet states and they are unaffected by spatially uniform clock fields. Spatial variations are critical, especially for fermions which were previously thought to be immune to collision shifts. The spatial variations lead to decoherence and a novel frequency shift that is not proportional to the partial density of internal states.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.113202;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0908.3147v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 103
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Journal Page Range
- p. 113202-113202.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41083788
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; FERMIONS; QUANTUM DECOHERENCE; TRAPPING; TRIPLETS
- Descriptors DEC
- MULTIPLETS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society