Mode interference in quantum joint probabilities for multimode Bose-condensed systems

Abstract

The method of defining quantum joint probabilities of two events is applied to a multimode system of trapped Bose-condensed atoms. The coherent modes are generated by modulating the trapping potential with an alternating field with a frequency in resonance with a transition frequency between two coherent modes. The system is subjected to nondestructive measurements randomly influencing the phase difference of the modes. The joint probability of observing two events, corresponding to the observation of two states, is calculated by employing the channel-state duality. The interference term in the joint probability can arise when the composite events form an entangled prospect and the system state is also entangled. This interference is due to the uncertainty induced by nondestructive measurements.