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Interference Signatures of Abelian and Non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm effect on Neutral Atoms in Optical Lattices

Mingxia Huo, Wei Nie, David A. W. Hutchinson, L. C. Kwek

Published Mar 19, 2013• 0 citations

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Ming-Xia Huo, Nie Wei, David A.W. Hutchinson, 2 and Leong Chuan Kwek 3 Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543 Centre for Quantum Technology, Department of Physics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand National Institute of Education and Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616

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