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Observation of Noise and Dissipation Effects on Dynamical Localization

B. G. Klappauf, W. H. Oskay, D. A. Steck, and M. G. Raizen
Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1203 – Published 10 August 1998; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 241 (1999)
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Abstract

We observe the effects of noise and dissipation on dynamical localization. Our system consists of cold cesium atoms in a pulsed standing wave of light, and is an experimental realization of the δ-kicked rotor. We compare the effects of amplitude noise with those of spontaneous scattering. The experimental signature in both cases is an increased growth in energy, with qualitatively similar momentum distributions.

  • Received 17 March 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1203

©1998 American Physical Society

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Erratum: Observation of Noise and Dissipation Effects on Dynamical Localization [Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1203 (1998)]

B. G. Klappauf, W. H. Oskay, D. A. Steck, and M. G. Raizen
Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 241 (1999)

Authors & Affiliations

B. G. Klappauf, W. H. Oskay, D. A. Steck, and M. G. Raizen

  • Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1081

See Also

The World of Quantum Chaos

Graham P. Collins
Phys. Rev. Focus 2, 8 (1998)

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Vol. 81, Iss. 6 — 10 August 1998

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