Distillation of Bose-Einstein condensates in a double-well potential
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
Bose-Einstein condensates of sodium atoms, prepared in an optical dipole trap, were distilled into a second empty dipole trap adjacent to the first one. The distillation was driven by thermal atoms spilling over the potential barrier separating the two wells and then forming a new condensate. This process serves as a model system for metastability in condensates, provides a test for quantum kinetic theories of condensate formation, and also represents a novel technique for creating or replenishing condensates in new locations.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0311514,
title = {Distillation of Bose-Einstein condensates in a double-well potential},
author = {Y. Shin and M. Saba and A. Schirotzek and T. A. Pasquini and A. E. Leanhardt and D. E. Pritchard and W. Ketterle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0311514},
year = {2009}
}