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中国物理学会期刊

动量晶格中相互作用诱导的自俘获现象观测

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.75.20251439

Observation of interaction-induced self-trapping in momentum lattices

CSTR: 32037.14.aps.75.20251439
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  • 自俘获是指波(如光波或物质波)在系统非线性作用下, 克服其固有的扩散趋势, 从而在极小空间尺度内传播的现象, 是理解孤子形成、局域化行为等非线性物理过程的关键. 动量晶格作为一种基于超冷原子分立动量态的合成维度, 在拓扑物理、局域化等方向研究表现出巨大潜力, 为研究自俘获效应提供了重要的实验平台. 在动量晶格中, 系统的非线性来源于原子间的相互作用, 这会显著影响原子在动量晶格中的动力学演化特性, 诱导产生宏观自俘获的现象, 然而目前基于动量晶格的自俘获现象仍处于探索阶段. 本研究基于超冷铯原子动量晶格, 利用Feshbach共振技术调节原子s波散射长度, 测量了不同相互作用强度下系统的动力学演化行为, 随着原子间相互作用的增强, 原子由零动量态向高动量态的扩散行为明显受到抑制, 在强相互作用区间表现出宏观自俘获现象. 研究过程选择动量分布宽度d来量化分析原子的动力学特征. 实验结果为基于动量晶格实现量子多体物理的研究提供了重要参考.

     

    Self-trapping, a fundamental nonlinear phenomenon in which waves overcome diffusive spreading through system nonlinearities, is essential for understanding soliton formation and wave localization. Momentum lattice is constructed from discrete momentum states of ultracold atoms, forming synthetic dimensions and providing a versatile platform for investigating topological physics and localization phenomena. In this study, we experimentally investigate interaction-induced self-trapping in a one-dimensional momentum lattice by using a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of cesium atoms confined in a crossed optical dipole trap. Atomic interactions are adjusted via a Feshbach resonance by changing the s-wave scattering length a. The system is initially prepared in a zero-momentum state and then quenched, with the subsequent dynamics probed using time-of-flight imaging. The results show that for weak interactions (a\approx 3a_0), the atoms undergo ballistic expansion. As the scattering length a increases, diffusion is suppressed, leading to macroscopic self-trapping for a\geqslant 600a_0, where the atoms remain localized near the zero-momentum state. Numerical simulations based on the Gross-Pitaevskii equation are in good agreement with the experimental results and yield a critical s-wave scattering length of a\approx 591a_0. Slight deviations during long-term evolution are attributed to decoherence caused by spatial separation and thermal effect. According to Bogoliubov theory, the repulsive interaction in real space manifests as a local attractive potential in momentum space. This energy shift suppresses tunneling between lattice sites, inducing macroscopic self-trapping. Our findings provide valuable insights for investigating quantum many-body physics in momentum lattices.

     

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