Experimental studies of Bose-Einstein condensation

被引:27
作者
Durfee, DS [1 ]
Ketterle, W
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 1998年 / 2卷 / 08期
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D O I
10.1364/OE.2.000299
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe several experimental studies of Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute gas of sodium atoms. These include studies of static and dynamic behavior of the condensate, and of its coherence properties. (C)1998 Optical Society of America
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页码:299 / 313
页数:15
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