We calculate the time evolution of Landau-Zener tunneling for atoms in an accelerating optical lattice. Analytical expressions are obtained that are in good agreement with a recent observation of nonexponential decay. We identify new experimental regimes that show a crossover from strong coherent oscillations to exponential decay in the temporal evolution of the survival probability. We establish the time scale of this crossover, and make connection to a tunneling time of Zener breakdown.
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Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, United StatesDepartment of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, United States
Wu, Biao
Niu, Qian
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Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, United StatesDepartment of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, United States
Niu, Qian
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics,
2000,
61
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: 234021
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Northwest Normal Univ, Coll Phys & Elect Engn, Key Lab Atom & Mol Phys & Funct Mat Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China
Beijing Computat Sci Res Ctr, Beijing 100193, Peoples R ChinaNorthwest Normal Univ, Coll Phys & Elect Engn, Key Lab Atom & Mol Phys & Funct Mat Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China
Wang, Wen-Yuan
Sun, Bin
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China Acad Engn Phys, Grad Sch, Beijing 100193, Peoples R ChinaNorthwest Normal Univ, Coll Phys & Elect Engn, Key Lab Atom & Mol Phys & Funct Mat Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China
Sun, Bin
Liu, Jie
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China Acad Engn Phys, Grad Sch, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China
Peking Univ, Ctr Appl Phys & Technol, HEDPS, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
Peking Univ, Coll Engn, Beijing 100871, Peoples R ChinaNorthwest Normal Univ, Coll Phys & Elect Engn, Key Lab Atom & Mol Phys & Funct Mat Gansu Prov, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China