Hooley, Chris and Quintanilla, Jorge (2004) Single-atom density of states of an optical lattice. Physical Review Letters: Moving Physics Forward, 93 (8). 080404 . ISSN 0031-9007. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.080404) (Full text available)
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Abstract
We consider a single atom in an optical lattice, subject to a harmonic trapping potential. The problem is treated in the tight-binding approximation, with an extra parameter kappa denoting the strength of the harmonic trap. It is shown that the kappa-->0 limit of this problem is singular, in the sense that the density of states for a very shallow trap (kappa-->0) is qualitatively different from that of a translationally invariant lattice (kappa=0). The physics of this difference is discussed, and densities of states and wave functions are exhibited and explained.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
Divisions: | Faculties > Sciences > School of Physical Sciences > Functional Materials Group |
Depositing User: | Jorge Quintanilla |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2010 21:05 UTC |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2017 13:00 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26063 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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