Published July 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

External Josephson effect in Bose-Einstein condensates with a spin degree of freedom

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 (United States)

Description

We consider the Josephson effect between two spatially separated Bose-Einstein condensates of atoms each of which can be in two hyperfine states. We derive simple equations of motion for this system closely analogous to the Bloch equations. We also map the dynamics of the system onto those of a classical particle in a well. We find density and spin modes of oscillation and stable equilibrium points of the motion that are unstable in the spinless case. Finally we analyze the oscillation modes in the spin-1 (F=1) case

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Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
66
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 013609-013609.10
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society