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Dynamical phase diagram of Gaussian BEC wave packets in optical lattices
We study the dynamics of self-trapping in Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs)
loaded in deep optical lattices with Gaussian initial conditions, when the
dynamics is well described by the Discrete Nonlinear Schr\"odinger Equation
(DNLS). In the literature an approximate dynamical phase diagram based on a
variational approach was introduced to distinguish different dynamical regimes:
diffusion, self-trapping and moving breathers. However, we find that the actual
DNLS dynamics shows a completely different diagram than the variational
prediction. We numerically calculate a detailed dynamical phase diagram
accurately describing the different dynamical regimes. It exhibits a complex
structure which can readily be tested in current experiments in BECs in optical
lattices and in optical waveguide arrays. Moreover, we derive an explicit
theoretical estimate for the transition to self-trapping in excellent agreement
with our numerical findings, which may be a valuable guide as well for future
studies on a quantum dynamical phase diagram based on the Bose-Hubbard
Hamiltonian
Quenched and Negative Hall Effect in Periodic Media: Application to Antidot Superlattices
We find the counterintuitive result that electrons move in OPPOSITE direction
to the free electron E x B - drift when subject to a two-dimensional periodic
potential. We show that this phenomenon arises from chaotic channeling
trajectories and by a subtle mechanism leads to a NEGATIVE value of the Hall
resistivity for small magnetic fields. The effect is present also in
experimentally recorded Hall curves in antidot arrays on semiconductor
heterojunctions but so far has remained unexplained.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figs on request, RevTeX3.0, Europhysics Letters, in pres
Nonlinear Dynamics of Composite Fermions in Nanostructures
We outline a theory describing the quasi-classical dynamics of composite
fermions in the fractional quantum Hall regime in the potentials of arbitrary
nanostructures. By an appropriate parametrization of time we show that their
trajectories are independent of their mass and dispersion. This allows to study
the dynamics in terms of an effective Hamiltonian although the actual
dispersion is as yet unknown. The applicability of the theory is verified in
the case of antidot arrays where it explains details of magnetoresistance
measurements and thus confirms the existence of these quasiparticles.Comment: submitted to Europhys. Lett., 4 pages, postscrip
Fractal Conductance Fluctuations of Classical Origin
In mesoscopic systems conductance fluctuations are a sensitive probe of
electron dynamics and chaotic phenomena. We show that the conductance of a
purely classical chaotic system with either fully chaotic or mixed phase space
generically exhibits fractal conductance fluctuations unrelated to quantum
interference. This might explain the unexpected dependence of the fractal
dimension of the conductance curves on the (quantum) phase breaking length
observed in experiments on semiconductor quantum dots.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, to appear in PR
The possibility of a metal insulator transition in antidot arrays induced by an external driving
It is shown that a family of models associated with the kicked Harper model
is relevant for cyclotron resonance experiments in an antidot array. For this
purpose a simplified model for electronic motion in a related model system in
presence of a magnetic field and an AC electric field is developed. In the
limit of strong magnetic field it reduces to a model similar to the kicked
Harper model. This model is studied numerically and is found to be extremely
sensitive to the strength of the electric field. In particular, as the strength
of the electric field is varied a metal -- insulator transition may be found.
The experimental conditions required for this transition are discussed.Comment: 6 files: kharp.tex, fig1.ps fig2.ps fi3.ps fig4.ps fig5.p
Avalanches of Bose-Einstein Condensates in Leaking Optical Lattices
One of the most fascinating experimental achievements of the last decade was
the realization of Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) of ultra-cold atoms in
optical lattices (OL's). The extraordinary level of control over these
structures allows us to investigate complex solid state phenomena and the
emerging field of ``atomtronics'' promises a new generation of nanoscale
devices. It is therefore of fundamental and technological importance to
understand their dynamical properties. Here we study the outgoing atomic flux
of BECs loaded in an one-dimensional OL with leaking edges, using a mean field
description provided by the Discrete Non-Linear Schrodinger Equation (DNLSE).
We demonstrate that the atom population inside the OL decays in avalanches of
size . For intermediate values of the interatomic interaction strength their
distribution follows a power law i.e. characterizing systems at phase transition. This scale
free behaviour of reflects the complexity and the hierarchical
structure of the underlying classical mixed phase space. Our results are
relevant in a variety of contexts (whenever DNLSE is adequate), most
prominently the light emmitance from coupled non-linear optics waveguides.Comment: 7 pages and 3 figure
Prospects for measuring the 229Th isomer energy using a metallic magnetic microcalorimeter
The Thorium-229 isotope features a nuclear isomer state with an extremely low
energy. The currently most accepted energy value, 7.8 +- 0.5 eV, was obtained
from an indirect measurement using a NASA x-ray microcalorimeter with an
instrumental resolution 26 eV. We study, how state-of-the-art magnetic metallic
microcalorimeters with an energy resolution down to a few eV can be used to
measure the isomer energy. In particular, resolving the 29.18 keV doublet in
the \gamma-spectrum following the \alpha-decay of Uranium-233, corresponding to
the decay into the ground and isomer state, allows to measure the isomer
transition energy without additional theoretical input parameters, and increase
the energy accuracy. We study the possibility of resolving the 29.18 keV line
as a doublet and the dependence of the attainable precision of the energy
measurement on the signal and background count rates and the instrumental
resolution.Comment: 32 pages, 8 figures, eq. (3) correcte
How branching can change the conductance of ballistic semiconductor devices
We demonstrate that branching of the electron flow in semiconductor
nanostructures can strongly affect macroscopic transport quantities and can
significantly change their dependence on external parameters compared to the
ideal ballistic case even when the system size is much smaller than the mean
free path. In a corner-shaped ballistic device based on a GaAs/AlGaAs
two-dimensional electron gas we observe a splitting of the commensurability
peaks in the magnetoresistance curve. We show that a model which includes a
random disorder potential of the two-dimensional electron gas can account for
the random splitting of the peaks that result from the collimation of the
electron beam. The shape of the splitting depends on the particular realization
of the disorder potential. At the same time magnetic focusing peaks are largely
unaffected by the disorder potential.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
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