Towards a quantum Hall effect for atoms using electric fields
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An atomic analogue of Landau quantization based on the Aharonov-Casher (AC) interaction is developed. The effect provides a first step towards an atomic quantum Hall system using electric fields, which may be realized in a Bose-Einstein condensate. PACS numbers: 03.65.-w, 03.75.Fi, 11.30.Pb, 73.43.-f Typeset using REVTEX ∗E-mail: [email protected] †E-mail: [email protected] 1
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