Thermal and quantum fluctuations in chains of ultracold polar molecules

G. E. Astrakharchik, Gabriele De Chiara, Giovanna Morigi, Jordi Boronat

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Ultracold polar molecules, in highly anisotropic traps and interacting via a repulsive dipolar potential, may form one-dimensional chains at high densities. According to classical theory, at low temperatures there exists a critical value of the density at which a second-order phase transition from a linear to a zigzag chain occurs. We study the effect of thermal and quantum fluctuations on these self-organized structures using classical and quantum Monte Carlo methods, by means of which we evaluate the pair correlation function and the static structure factor. Depending on the parameters, these functions exhibit properties typical of a crystalline or of a liquid system. We compare the thermal and the quantum results, identifying analogies and differences. Finally, we discuss experimental parameter regimes where the effects of quantum fluctuations on the linear-zigzag transition can be observed. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Idioma originalAnglès
Número d’article154026
RevistaJournal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Volum42
Número15
DOIs
Estat de la publicacióPublicada - 9 de nov. 2009

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