Published February 4, 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum turbulence in condensate collisions: An application of the classical field method

  • 1. Physics Department, University of Otago, Dunedin (New Zealand)
  • 2. School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

Description

We apply the classical field method to simulate the production of correlated atoms during the collision of two Bose-Einstein condensates. Our nonperturbative method includes the effect of quantum noise, and describes collisions of high density condensates with very large out-scattered fractions. Quantum correlation functions for the scattered atoms show that the correlation between pairs of atoms of opposite momentum is rather small. We also predict the existence of quantum turbulence in the field of the scattered atoms

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 040401-040401.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36068993
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; CORRELATIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TURBULENCE
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; MECHANICS

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