Published November 13, 2009
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Journal article
Bose-Einstein Condensation of 84Sr
Creators
- 1. Rice University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Houston, Texas 77251 (United States)
Description
We report Bose-Einstein condensation of 84Sr in an optical dipole trap. Efficient laser cooling on the narrow intercombination line and an ideal s-wave scattering length allow the creation of large condensates (N0∼3x105) even though the natural abundance of this isotope is only 0.6%. Condensation is heralded by the emergence of a low-velocity component in time-of-flight images.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 103
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Journal Page Range
- p. 200402-200402.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41101274
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABUNDANCE; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; DIPOLES; LASERS; S WAVES; SCATTERING LENGTHS; STRONTIUM 84; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES; DIMENSIONS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LENGTH; MULTIPOLES; NUCLEI; PARTIAL WAVES; STABLE ISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
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- Notes
- (c) 2009 The American Physical Society