Dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate at finite temperature in an atom-optical coherence filter

by F. Ferlaino, P. Maddaloni, S. Burger, F. S. Cataliotti, C. Fort, M. Modugno, M. Inguscio
Abstract:
The macroscopic coherent tunneling through the barriers of a periodic potential is used as an atom-optical filter to separate the center of mass of the condensate and the thermal components of a 87Rb mixed cloud. We condense in the combined potential of a laser standing wave superimposed on the axis of a cigar-shaped magnetic trap and induce condensate dipole oscillation in the presence of a static thermal component. The oscillation is damped due to the interaction with the thermal fraction and we investigate the role played by the periodic potential in the damping process.
Reference:
Dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate at finite temperature in an atom-optical coherence filter,
F. Ferlaino, P. Maddaloni, S. Burger, F. S. Cataliotti, C. Fort, M. Modugno, M. Inguscio,
Phys. Rev. A, volume 66, 2002.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{PhysRevA.66.011604,
  title = {Dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate at finite temperature in an atom-optical coherence filter},
  author = {Ferlaino, F. and Maddaloni, P. and Burger, S. and Cataliotti, F. S. and Fort, C. and Modugno, M. and Inguscio, M.},
  journal = {Phys. Rev. A},
  volume = {66},
  issue = {1},
  pages = {011604},
  numpages = {4},
  year = {2002},
  month = {Jul},
  abstract ={The macroscopic coherent tunneling through the barriers of a periodic potential is used as an atom-optical filter to separate the center of mass of the condensate and the thermal components of a 87Rb mixed cloud. We condense in the combined potential of a laser standing wave superimposed on the axis of a cigar-shaped magnetic trap and induce condensate dipole oscillation in the presence of a static thermal component. The oscillation is damped due to the interaction with the thermal fraction and we investigate the role played by the periodic potential in the damping process.},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.66.011604},
  url = {http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.011604},
  arXiv = {http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0202369}
}