Probing pair-correlated fermionic atoms through correlations in atom shot noise

Pair-correlated fermionic atoms are created through dissociation of weakly bound molecules near a magnetic-field Feshbach resonance. We show that correlations between atoms in different spin states can be detected using the atom shot noise in absorption images. Furthermore, using time-of-flight imag...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 94; no. 11; p. 110401
Main Authors Greiner, M, Regal, C A, Stewart, J T, Jin, D S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 25.03.2005
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Summary:Pair-correlated fermionic atoms are created through dissociation of weakly bound molecules near a magnetic-field Feshbach resonance. We show that correlations between atoms in different spin states can be detected using the atom shot noise in absorption images. Furthermore, using time-of-flight imaging we have observed atom pair correlations in momentum space.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.94.110401