Bose-Einstein condensation in a tightly confining dc magnetic trap

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作者
Mewes, MO [1 ]
Andrews, MR [1 ]
vanDruten, NJ [1 ]
Kurn, DM [1 ]
Durfee, DS [1 ]
Ketterle, W [1 ]
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[1] MIT,RES LAB ELECT,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.416
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Bose-Einstein condensation of sodium atoms has been observed in a novel ''cloverleaf'' trap. This trap combines tight confinement with excellent optical access, using only de electromagnets. Evaporative cooling in this trap produced condensates of 5 x 10(6) atoms, a tenfold improvement over previous results. We measured the condensate fraction and the repulsive mean-field energy, finding agreement with theoretical predictions.
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