Coherent photoassociation of a Bose-Einstein condensate

被引:155
作者
Javanainen, J [1 ]
Mackie, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Connecticut, Dept Phys, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1999年 / 59卷 / 05期
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.59.R3186
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose a phenomenological Hamiltonian for the analysis of photoassociation of a Bose-Einstein condensate. We find that, by adiabatically sweeping the frequency of the driving laser, a condensate of atoms may be converted rapidly to a condensate of molecules. [S1050-2947(99)50905-0].
引用
收藏
页码:R3186 / R3189
页数:4
相关论文
共 14 条
[1]   SPECTROSCOPIC DETERMINATION OF THE S-WAVE SCATTERING LENGTH OF LITHIUM [J].
ABRAHAM, ERI ;
MCALEXANDER, WI ;
SACKETT, CA ;
HULET, RG .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1995, 74 (08) :1315-1318
[2]  
Allen L., 1987, OPTICAL RESONANCE 2
[3]   OBSERVATION OF BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION IN A DILUTE ATOMIC VAPOR [J].
ANDERSON, MH ;
ENSHER, JR ;
MATTHEWS, MR ;
WIEMAN, CE ;
CORNELL, EA .
SCIENCE, 1995, 269 (5221) :198-201
[4]   Laser-driven collisions between atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensed gas [J].
Burnett, K ;
Julienne, PS ;
Suominen, KA .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1996, 77 (08) :1416-1419
[5]   COLLAPSES AND REVIVALS IN THE ENERGY EXCHANGE IN THE PROCESS OF KAPPA-PHOTON DOWN-CONVERSION WITH QUANTIZED PUMP [J].
DROBNY, G ;
JEX, I .
PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 1992, 45 (03) :1816-1821
[6]   Coherent molecular solitons in Bose-Einstein condensates [J].
Drummond, PD ;
Kheruntsyan, KV ;
He, H .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1998, 81 (15) :3055-3058
[7]   Creation of dark solitons and vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates [J].
Dum, R ;
Cirac, JI ;
Lewenstein, M ;
Zoller, P .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1998, 80 (14) :2972-2975
[8]   Probability of photoassociation from a quasicontinuum approach [J].
Javanainen, J ;
Mackle, M .
PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 1998, 58 (02) :R789-R792
[9]   Stimulated Raman molecule production in Bose-Einstein condensates [J].
Julienne, PS ;
Burnett, K ;
Band, YB ;
Stwalley, WC .
PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 1998, 58 (02) :R797-R800
[10]   NONLINEAR ATOM OPTICS [J].
LENZ, G ;
MEYSTRE, P ;
WRIGHT, EM .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1993, 71 (20) :3271-3274