Self-binding transition in Bose condensates with laser-induced "gravitation"

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作者
Giovanazzi, S [1 ]
O'Dell, D [1 ]
Kurizki, G [1 ]
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[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Chem Phys, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2001年 / 63卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.63.031603
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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In our recent publication [D. O'Dell et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 5687 (2000)] we proposed a scheme for electromagnetically generating a self-bound Bose-Einstein condensate with 1/r attractive interactions: the analog of a Bose star. Here we focus upon the conditions necessary to observe the transition from external trapping to self-binding. This transition becomes manifest in a sharp reduction of the condensate radius and its dependence on the laser intensity rather than the trap potential.
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