Symmetry and transport in cold atom ratchets
Ratchets are devices that operate away from thermal equilibrium and can rectify zero-mean perturbations to achieve directed transport. We implement a ratchet system by using cold atoms in a driven optical lattice. This ratchet system can be precisely controlled experimentally, by adjusting either th...
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University College London (University of London)
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497275 |