Published August 20, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Spectroscopy of superfluid pairing in atomic Fermi gases

  • 1. Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Science, 6020 Innsbruck (Austria)
  • 2. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Universitaet Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck (Austria)

Description

We study the dynamic structure factor for density and spin within the crossover from BCS superfluidity of atomic fermions to the Bose-Einstein condensation of molecules. Both structure factors are experimentally accessible via Bragg spectroscopy and allow for the identification of the pairing mechanism: the spin structure factor allows for the determination of the two particle gap, while the collective sound mode in the density structure reveals the superfluid state

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
93
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 080401-080401.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36023568
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BCS THEORY; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; FERMI GAS; FERMIONS; MOLECULES; POTENTIALS; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIN; STRUCTURE FACTORS; SUPERFLUIDITY
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PARTICLE PROPERTIES

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