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arXiv:0912.4643 · Physical Review Letters

Ramsey Interference in One-Dimensional Systems: The Full Distribution Function of Fringe Contrast as a Probe of Many-Body Dynamics

Takuya Kitagawa, Susanne Pielawa, Adilet Imambekov, Jörg Schmiedmayer, Vladimir Gritsev, Eugene Demler

Published Jun 24, 2010• 71 citations
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Abstract

We theoretically analyze Ramsey interference experiments in one-dimensional quasicondensates and obtain explicit expressions for the time evolution of full distribution functions of fringe contrast. We show that distribution functions contain unique signatures of the many-body mechanism of decoherence. We argue that Ramsey interference experiments provide a powerful tool for analyzing strongly correlated nature of 1D interacting systems.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.104.255302

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