arXiv · 0809.3679
Dissipation induced Tonks-Girardeau gas in an optical lattice
Abstract
We present a theoretical investigation of a lattice Tonks-gas that is created by inelastic, instead of elastic interactions. An analytical calculation shows that in the limit of strong two-body losses, the dynamics of the system is effectively that of a Tonks gas. We also derive an analytic expression for the effective loss rate. We find good agreement between these analytical results and results from a rigorous numerical calculation. The Tonks character of the gas is visible both in a reduced effective loss rate and in the momentum distribution of the gas.
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J. J. Garcia-Ripoll, S. Dürr, N. Syassen, D. M. Bauer, M. Lettner, G. Rempe, J. I. Cirac. 2008-09-22. Dissipation induced Tonks-Girardeau gas in an optical lattice. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630%2F11%2F1%2F013053
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