Ideal Gases in Time-Dependent Traps
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We investigate theoretically the properties of an ideal trapped gas in a time-dependent harmonic potential. Using a scaling formalism, we are able to present simple analytical results for two important classes of experiments: free expansion of the gas upon release of the trap; and the response of the gas to a harmonic modulation of the trapping potential is investigated. We present specific results relevant to current experiments on trapped Fermions.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9909164,
title = {Ideal Gases in Time-Dependent Traps},
author = {Georg M. Bruun and Charles W. Clark},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9909164},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 3 eps figures