Atom-optics knife-edge: Measuring narrow momentum distributions
arXiv:1806.00068 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.98.023611
Abstract
By employing the equivalent of a knife-edge measurement for matter-waves, we are able to characterize ultra-low momentum widths. We measure a momentum width corresponding to an effective temperature of 0.9 0.2 nK, limited only by our cooling performance. To achieve similar resolution using standard methods would require hundreds of milliseconds of expansion or Bragg beams with tens of Hz frequency stability. Furthermore, we show evidence of tunneling in a 1D system when the "knife-edge" barrier is spatially thin. This method is a useful tool for atomic interferometry and for other areas in cold-atom physics where a robust and precise technique for characterizing the momentum distribution is crucial.
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