arXiv · 0903.4823
Quantum transport through a Tonks-Girardeau gas
Abstract
We investigate the propagation of spin impurity atoms through a strongly interacting one-dimensional Bose gas. The initially well localized impurities are accelerated by a constant force, very much analogous to electrons subject to a bias voltage, and propagate as a one-dimensional impurity spin wave packet. We follow the motion of the impurities in situ and characterize the interaction induced dynamics. We observe a very complex non-equilibrium dynamics, including the emergence of large density fluctuations in the remaining Bose gas, and multiple scattering events leading to dissipation of the impurity's motion.
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Stefan Palzer, Christoph Zipkes, Carlo Sias, Michael Köhl. 2009-10-08. Quantum transport through a Tonks-Girardeau gas. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.103.150601
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