Bose-Einstein condensation of atomic gases in a harmonic oscillator confining potential trap
Condensed Matter
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
We present a model which predicts the temperature of Bose-Einstein condensation in atomic alkali gases and find excellent agreement with recent experimental observations. A system of bosons confined by a harmonic oscillator potential is not characterized by a critical temperature in the same way as an identical system which is not confined. We discuss the problem of Bose-Einstein condensation in an isotropic harmonic oscillator potential analytically and numerically for a range of parameters of relevance to the study of low temperature gases of alkali metals.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9604031,
title = {Bose-Einstein condensation of atomic gases in a harmonic oscillator confining potential trap},
author = {Klaus Kirsten and David J. Toms},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9604031},
year = {2009}
}
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11 pages latex with two postscript figures