Published September 24, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Tunneling dynamics between two-component Bose-Einstein condensates

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071 (China)
  • 2. School of Physical Science and Information Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059 (China)
  • 3. School of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059 (China)

Description

We present a mean-field model to study the tunneling dynamics between initially separated two-component Bose condensates in a time-dependent double-well potential. We solve the model in terms of a completely numerical procedure. In contrast to the usual Josephson effect between two coherently separated single-component condensates, we find that this system sustains a macroscopic quantum self-trapping even for sufficiently weak interatomic interactions and small initial population imbalance far below the critical value

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2007.04.024

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2007.04.024;
PII
S0375-9601(07)00565-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
369
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 307-311
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39083762
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; INTERATOMIC FORCES; JOSEPHSON EFFECT; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; POTENTIALS; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRAPPING; TUNNEL EFFECT

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Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.