Expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a harmonic potential

被引:113
作者
Holland, M [1 ]
Cooper, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO, DEPT PHYS, BOULDER, CO 80309 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1996年 / 53卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.53.R1954
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We analyze the three-dimensional dynamic expansion of a weakly interacting Bose-Einstein condensate in a harmonic trap when the spring constants of the confining potential are instantaneously reduced. Our results are compared with experimental observations from a condensate of Rb-87 atoms.
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页码:R1954 / R1957
页数:4
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