An accelerator mode based technique for studying quantum chaos

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a method for selecting small regions of phase space for kicked rotor quantum chaos experiments with cold atoms. Our technique uses quantum accelerator modes to selectively accelerate atomic wavepackets with localized spatial and momentum distributions. The potential used to create the accelerator mode and subsequently realize the kicked rotor system is formed by a set of off-resonant standing wave light pulses. We also propose a method for testing whether a selected region of phase space exhibits chaotic or regular behavior using a Ramsey type separated field experiment.

5 pages, 3 figures, some modest revisions to previous version (esp. to the figures) to aid clarity; accepted for publication in Physical Review A (due out on January 1st 2003)

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