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Bose-Einstein Condensation at a Helium Surface

Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v1

Abstract

Path Integral Monte Carlo was used to calculate the Bose-Einstein condensate fraction at the surface of a helium film at T=0.77KT=0.77 K, as a function of density. Moving from the center of the slab to the surface, the condensate fraction was found to initially increase with decreasing density to a maximum value of 0.9 before decreasing. Long wavelength density correlations were observed in the static structure factor at the surface of the slab. Finally, a surface dispersion relation was calculated from imaginary-time density-density correlations.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0201477,
  title  = {Bose-Einstein Condensation at a Helium Surface},
  author = {E. W. Draeger and D. M. Ceperley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0201477},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 5 figures