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Effective two-mode model in Bose-Einstein condensates versus Gross-Pitaevskii simulations

Quantum Gases 2018-02-27 v1

Abstract

We study the dynamics of three-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates confined by double-well potentials using a two-mode model with an effective on-site interaction energy parameter. The effective on-site interaction energy parameter is evaluated for different numbers of particles ranging from a low experimental value to larger ones approaching the Thomas-Fermi limit, yielding important corrections to the dynamics. We analyze the time periods as functions of the initial imbalance and find a closed integral form that includes all interaction-driven parameters. A simple analytical formula for the self-trapping period is introduced and shown to accurately reproduce the exact values provided by the two-mode model. Systematic numerical simulations of the problem in 3D demonstrate the excellent agreement of the two-mode model for experimental parameters.

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@article{arxiv.1802.08739,
  title  = {Effective two-mode model in Bose-Einstein condensates versus Gross-Pitaevskii simulations},
  author = {Mauro Nigro and Pablo Capuzzi and Horacio M. Cataldo and Dora M. Jezek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.08739},
  year   = {2018}
}

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7 pages, 5 figures

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