Energy-resolved transport of ultracold atoms across the Anderson transition: theory and experiment
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| author | Banon, Jean-Philippe Barré, Sacha Xie, Ke Quach, Hoa Mai Yu, Xudong Guo, Yukun Niranjan, Myneni Aspect, Alain Josse, Vincent Cherroret, Nicolas |
| author_facet | Banon, Jean-Philippe Barré, Sacha Xie, Ke Quach, Hoa Mai Yu, Xudong Guo, Yukun Niranjan, Myneni Aspect, Alain Josse, Vincent Cherroret, Nicolas |
| contents | In a recent experiment [X. Yu et al., arXiv:2602.07654], energy-resolved measurements of an atomic matter wave spreading in a speckle potential enabled the direct observation of the three-dimensional Anderson transition. In this work, we present a quantitative theoretical description of the matter-wave dynamics based on a tailored implementation of the self-consistent theory of localization, which incorporates both the spectral and spatial properties of the state prepared in the disorder. We benchmark this theoretical approach against ab initio numerical simulations, and use it to analyze the atom density profiles observed experimentally in the localized, diffusive, and critical regimes. Particular emphasis is placed on the key role of the atomic energy distribution, especially on the distinct contributions of Bose-condensed and thermal atoms to interpret the experimental profiles. Our framework provides a versatile and efficient theoretical toolbox for quantitatively describing wave-packet dynamics in three-dimensional disordered quantum systems, which remain challenging for state-of-the-art large-scale numerical simulations. |
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| spellingShingle | Energy-resolved transport of ultracold atoms across the Anderson transition: theory and experiment Banon, Jean-Philippe Barré, Sacha Xie, Ke Quach, Hoa Mai Yu, Xudong Guo, Yukun Niranjan, Myneni Aspect, Alain Josse, Vincent Cherroret, Nicolas Quantum Gases Disordered Systems and Neural Networks In a recent experiment [X. Yu et al., arXiv:2602.07654], energy-resolved measurements of an atomic matter wave spreading in a speckle potential enabled the direct observation of the three-dimensional Anderson transition. In this work, we present a quantitative theoretical description of the matter-wave dynamics based on a tailored implementation of the self-consistent theory of localization, which incorporates both the spectral and spatial properties of the state prepared in the disorder. We benchmark this theoretical approach against ab initio numerical simulations, and use it to analyze the atom density profiles observed experimentally in the localized, diffusive, and critical regimes. Particular emphasis is placed on the key role of the atomic energy distribution, especially on the distinct contributions of Bose-condensed and thermal atoms to interpret the experimental profiles. Our framework provides a versatile and efficient theoretical toolbox for quantitatively describing wave-packet dynamics in three-dimensional disordered quantum systems, which remain challenging for state-of-the-art large-scale numerical simulations. |
| title | Energy-resolved transport of ultracold atoms across the Anderson transition: theory and experiment |
| topic | Quantum Gases Disordered Systems and Neural Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22063 |