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Atomic lattice excitons: from condensates to crystals

Päivi TörmäAndrew J. DaleyAndrew J. DaleyAdrian KantianAdrian KantianPeter ZollerPeter Zoller

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Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesOptical latticeMaterials scienceExcitonComputationFOS: Physical sciencesGeneral Physics and Astronomy01 natural sciencesMolecular physics010305 fluids & plasmasCondensed Matter - Other Condensed MatterEffective mass (solid-state physics)0103 physical sciencesAtomic lattice010306 general physicsOther Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)

description

We discuss atomic lattice excitons (ALEs), bound particle-hole pairs formed by fermionic atoms in two bands of an optical lattice. Such a system provides a clean setup to study fundamental properties of excitons, ranging from condensation to exciton crystals (which appear for a large effective mass ratio between particles and holes). Using both mean-field treatments and 1D numerical computation, we discuss the properities of ALEs under varying conditions, and discuss in particular their preparation and measurement.

https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/9/11/407