The dynamics of component separation in a binary mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We present studies of the time-evolution of a two-component system of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) in the |F=1, mf=-1> and |2,1> spin states of Rb-87. The two condensates are created with a well-defined relative phase and complete spatial overlap. In subsequent evolution they undergo complex relative motions which tend to preserve the total density profile. the motions quickly damp out, leaving the condensates in a steady state with a nonnegligible (and adjustable) overlap region.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9804138,
title = {The dynamics of component separation in a binary mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates},
author = {D. S. Hall and M. R. Matthews and J. R. Ensher and C. E. Wieman and E. A. Cornell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9804138},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 5 figures