Plotz, P.P.PlotzWimberger, S.S.Wimberger2022-08-152022-08-152011https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/22715610.1140/epjd/e2011-10711-6Stückelberg oscillations have been observed in recent experiments with ultra-cold atoms. We show that and how precisely ultra-cold atoms in an accelerated two-band lattice are a controlled realization of Landau-Zener-Stückelberg interferometry. We derive simple formulae for the time-dependent and time-averaged occupation of the energy bands and compute interference patterns for parameters directly accessible in experiments with ultra-cold atoms.en303530journal article