| Issue |
EPL
Volume 85, Number 3, February 2009
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 30005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/85/30005 | |
| Published online | 09 February 2009 | |
The initial velocity dependence of the quantum resonance in the delta-kicked rotor
Department of Physics, University of Auckland - Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand
Corresponding author: m.hoogerland@auckland.ac.nz
Received:
3
September
2008
Accepted:
7
January
2009
The influence of an initial momentum on the appearance of “quantum resonances” in the delta-kicked rotor system is explored experimentally. We show that for certain initial momenta, a resonance can be negated entirely, whereas at others a resonance can be made to appear. At a larger number of kicks, all resonances are shown to narrow. We show that as a consequence, the individual “diffraction peaks” may split. We compare our results to numerical simulations as well as analytical theory.
PACS: 05.45.Mt – Quantum chaos; semiclassical methods / 37.10.Vz – Mechanical effects of light on atoms, molecules, and ions
© EPLA, 2009
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