Signatures of quantum stability in a classically chaotic system.

نویسندگان

  • S Schlunk
  • M B D'Arcy
  • S A Gardiner
  • D Cassettari
  • R M Godun
  • G S Summy
چکیده

We experimentally and numerically investigate the quantum accelerator mode dynamics of an atom optical realization of the quantum delta-kicked accelerator, whose classical dynamics are chaotic. Using a Ramsey-type experiment, we observe interference, demonstrating that quantum accelerator modes are formed coherently. We construct a link between the behavior of the evolution's fidelity and the phase space structure of a recently proposed pseudoclassical map, and thus account for the observed interference visibilities.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 90 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003