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Effects of interaction in the kicked Auby-André-Harper model

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Abstract



Ultracold atoms in a bichromatic lattice provide an excellent platform for the study of disordered systems, in particular naturally realizing the Aubry-André-Harper (AAH) model. We recently reported an experimental realization of the kicked Aubry-André-Harper model [1], wherein the pseudo-disorder potential in the AAH model is periodically pulsed. By utilizing a Floquet apodization technique, we explored the phase diagram of the kicked AAH model and observed a broad regime of anomalous transport. This talk will build on these results by elucidating the effects of the relative phase of the bichromatic lattice, interband heating, finite pulse widths, and, most importantly, interparticle interactions, all of which have the potential to alter the anomalous localization behavior.

[1] Shimasaki et al., arXiv:2203.09442

Presenters

  • Toshihiko Shimasaki

    University of California, Santa Barbara

Authors

  • Toshihiko Shimasaki

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Esat Kondakci

    University of California Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB

  • Yifei Bai

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Jared E Pagett

    University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB, University of California Santa Barbara

  • Peter Dotti

    University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Peter Tsung-Cheng

    Perimeter Institute

  • Tarun Grover

    University of California, San Diego

  • David M Weld

    UC Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Barbara