Bose-Einstein condensation at constant temperature -: art. no. 031602

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作者
Erhard, M [1 ]
Schmaljohann, H [1 ]
Kronjäger, J [1 ]
Bongs, K [1 ]
Sengstock, K [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hamburg, Inst Laser Phys, D-22761 Hamburg, Germany
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2004年 / 70卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.70.031602
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We present an experimental approach to Bose-Einstein condensation by increasing the particle number of the system at almost constant temperature. In particular, the emergence of a new condensate is observed in multicomponent F=1 spinor condensates of Rb-87. Furthermore, we develop a simple rate-equation model for multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensate thermodynamics at finite temperature which well reproduces the measured effects.
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