Spectroscopy of edge and bulk collective modes in fractional Chern insulators

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Autori principali: Binanti, F., Goldman, N., Repellin, C.
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author Binanti, F.
Goldman, N.
Repellin, C.
author_facet Binanti, F.
Goldman, N.
Repellin, C.
contents The exploration of atomic fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states is now within reach in optical-lattice experiments. While ground-state signatures have been observed in a system realizing the Hofstadter-Bose-Hubbard model in a box [Leonard et al., Nature 2023], how to access hallmark low-energy collective modes remains a central open question in this context. We introduce a spectroscopic scheme based on two interfering Laguerre-Gaussian beams, which transfer a controlled angular momentum and energy to the system. The edge and bulk responses to the probe are detected through local density measurements, by tracking the transfer of atoms between the bulk and the edge of the FQH droplet. This detection scheme is shown to simultaneously reveal two specific signatures of FQH states: their chiral edge branch and their bulk magneto-roton mode. We numerically benchmark our method by considering few bosons in the $ν=1/2$ Laughlin ground state of the Hofstadter-Bose-Hubbard model, and demonstrate that these signatures are already detectable in realistic systems of two bosons, provided that the box potential is larger than the droplet. Our work paves the way for the detection of fractional statistics in cold atoms through edge signatures.
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spellingShingle Spectroscopy of edge and bulk collective modes in fractional Chern insulators
Binanti, F.
Goldman, N.
Repellin, C.
Quantum Gases
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
The exploration of atomic fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states is now within reach in optical-lattice experiments. While ground-state signatures have been observed in a system realizing the Hofstadter-Bose-Hubbard model in a box [Leonard et al., Nature 2023], how to access hallmark low-energy collective modes remains a central open question in this context. We introduce a spectroscopic scheme based on two interfering Laguerre-Gaussian beams, which transfer a controlled angular momentum and energy to the system. The edge and bulk responses to the probe are detected through local density measurements, by tracking the transfer of atoms between the bulk and the edge of the FQH droplet. This detection scheme is shown to simultaneously reveal two specific signatures of FQH states: their chiral edge branch and their bulk magneto-roton mode. We numerically benchmark our method by considering few bosons in the $ν=1/2$ Laughlin ground state of the Hofstadter-Bose-Hubbard model, and demonstrate that these signatures are already detectable in realistic systems of two bosons, provided that the box potential is larger than the droplet. Our work paves the way for the detection of fractional statistics in cold atoms through edge signatures.
title Spectroscopy of edge and bulk collective modes in fractional Chern insulators
topic Quantum Gases
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01624