Coupling between Internal Spin Dynamics and External Degrees of Freedom in the Presence of Colored Noise

S. Machluf, J. Coslovsky, P. G. Petrov, Y. Japha, and R. Folman
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 203002 – Published 10 November 2010; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 239903 (2010)

Abstract

We observe asymmetric transition rates between Zeeman levels (spin flips) of magnetically trapped atoms. The asymmetry strongly depends on the spectral shape of an applied noise. This effect follows from the interplay between the internal states of the atoms and their external degrees of freedom, where different trapped levels experience different potentials. Such insight may prove useful for controlling atomic states by the introduction of noise, as well as provide a better understanding of the effect of noise on the coherent operation of quantum systems.

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  • Received 25 February 2010
  • Publisher error corrected 15 November 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.203002

© 2010 The American Physical Society

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15 November 2010

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Authors & Affiliations

S. Machluf*, J. Coslovsky, P. G. Petrov, Y. Japha, and R. Folman

  • Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University, Be’er Sheva 84105, Israel

  • *machlufs@bgu.ac.il
  • Present address: Centre for Cold Matter, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, UK.

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Vol. 105, Iss. 20 — 12 November 2010

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