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Multiphonon anharmonic decay of a quantum mode
A nonperturbative theory of multiphonon anharmonic transitions between energy
levels of a local mode is presented. It is shown that the rate of transitions
rearranges near the critical level number : at smaller the process
slows down, while at larger it accelerates in time, causing a jump-like
loss of energy followed by the generation of phonon bursts. Depending on
parameters, phonons are emitted in pairs, triplets etc.Comment: submitted to Europhys.Let
Driving defect modes of Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices
We present an approximate analytical theory and direct numerical computation
of defect modes of a Bose-Einstein condensate loaded in an optical lattice and
subject to an additional localized (defect) potential. Some of the modes are
found to be remarkably stable and can be driven along the lattice by means of a
defect moving following a step-like function defined by the period of Josephson
oscillations and the macroscopic stability of the atoms.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
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