Coherent matter wave transport in speckle potentials
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چکیده
This paper studies multiple scattering of matter waves by a disordered optical potential in two and in three dimensions. We calculate fundamental transport quantities such as the scattering mean free path s, the Boltzmann transport mean free path B, and the Boltzmann diffusion constant DB, using a diagrammatic Green functions approach in the weak-scattering regime. Coherent multiple scattering induces interference corrections known as weak localization which entail a reduced diffusion constant. We derive the corresponding expressions for matter wave transport in a correlated speckle potential and provide the relevant parameter values for a possible experimental study of this coherent transport regime, including the critical crossover to the regime of strong or Anderson localization. 5 Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed. New Journal of Physics 9 (2007) 161 PII: S1367-2630(07)43551-
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