https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-10711-6
Regular Article
Stückelberg-interferometry with ultra-cold atoms
1
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität
Heidelberg, Philosophenweg
19, 69120
Heidelberg,
Germany
2
Institut für Theoretische Physik and Center for Quantum Dynamics,
Universität Heidelberg, Philosophenweg 19, 69120
Heidelberg,
Germany
a e-mail: patrick.ploetz@isi.fraunhofer.de
Received:
16
December
2010
Received in final form:
10
March
2011
Published online:
9
June
2011
Stückelberg oscillations have been observed in recent experiments with ultra-cold atoms. We show that and how precisely ultra-cold atoms in an accelerated two-band lattice are a controlled realization of Landau-Zener-Stückelberg interferometry. We derive simple formulae for the time-dependent and time-averaged occupation of the energy bands and compute interference patterns for parameters directly accessible in experiments with ultra-cold atoms.
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