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Title: Cold Atoms and Molecules in Self-Assembled Dipolar Lattices

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, A-6020, Innsbruck (Austria)
  2. Physics Department and NCTS, National Tsing-Hua University, Hinschu, Taiwan (China)

We study the realization of lattice models, where cold atoms and molecules move as extra particles in a dipolar crystal of trapped polar molecules. The crystal is a self-assembled floating mesoscopic lattice structure with quantum dynamics given by phonons. We show that within an experimentally accessible parameter regime extended Hubbard models with tunable long-range phonon-mediated interactions describe the effective dynamics of dressed particles.

OSTI ID:
21024699
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.050402; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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