Published April 1, 2003
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Journal article
Hitting Bose-Einstein condensates with a comb: evolution of interference patterns inside a magnetic trap
- 1. INFM, Dipartimento di Fisica E Fermi, Universita di Pisa, Via Buonarroti 2, I-56127 Pisa (Italy)
Description
We study the evolution inside a harmonic trap of Bose-Einstein condensates released from the periodic potential of an optical lattice. After a time-of-flight, harmonic motion of the interference peaks is observed as well as a breathing motion in the direction perpendicular to the optical lattice. We interpret these results in terms of a simple physical model and discuss the possibility of more detailed studies of such a system
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1464-4266/5/S38/ob3256.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Optics. B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (Print) (ISSN 1464-4266) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/1464-4266/5/S38/ob3256.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- PII
- S1464-4266(03)55748-2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Optics. B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 5
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. S38-S41
- ISSN
- 1464-4266
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34059852
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; BOSE-EINSTEIN GAS; HARMONIC POTENTIAL; INTERFERENCE; PERIODICITY; TRAPS
- Descriptors DEC
- NUCLEAR POTENTIAL; POTENTIALS; VARIATIONS