Observation of Many-Body Localization in a One-Dimensional System with a Single-Particle Mobility Edge
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 170403 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal / Publication | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 122 |
Issue number | 17 |
Online published | 3 May 2019 |
Publication status | Published - 3 May 2019 |
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Abstract
We experimentally study many-body localization (MBL) with ultracold atoms in a weak onedimensional quasiperiodic potential, which in the noninteracting limit exhibits an intermediate phase that is characterized by a mobility edge. We measure the time evolution of an initial charge density wave after a quench and analyze the corresponding relaxation exponents. We find clear signatures of MBL when the corresponding noninteracting model is deep in the localized phase. We also critically compare and contrast our results with those from a tight-binding Aubry-Andre model, which does not exhibit a singleparticle intermediate phase, in order to identify signatures of a potential many-body intermediate phase.
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- METAL-INSULATOR-TRANSITION, ANDERSON LOCALIZATION, QUANTUM
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Observation of Many-Body Localization in a One-Dimensional System with a Single-Particle Mobility Edge. / Kohlert, Thomas; Scherg, Sebastian; Li, Xiao et al.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 122, No. 17, 170403, 03.05.2019.
In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 122, No. 17, 170403, 03.05.2019.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review