Published June 4, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

BCS-BEC crossover at finite temperature for superfluid trapped Fermi atoms

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, UdR INFM, Universita di Camerino, I-62032 Camerino (Italy)

Description

We consider the BCS-BEC (Bose-Einstein-condensate) crossover for a system of trapped Fermi atoms at finite temperature, both below and above the superfluid critical temperature, by including fluctuations beyond mean field. We determine the superfluid critical temperature and the pair-breaking temperature as functions of the attractive interaction between Fermi atoms, from the weak- to the strong-coupling limit (where bosonic molecules form as bound-fermion pairs). Density profiles in the trap are also obtained for all temperatures and couplings

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 220404-220404.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

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