DocumentCode
2080169
Title
Converting an atomic fermi gas into a long-lived molecular bose gas
Author
Strecker, Kevin E. ; Partridge, Guthrie B. ; Hulet, Randall G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Rice Univ., Houston, TX
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
114
Lastpage
115
Abstract
We have converted a quantum degenerate Fermi gas of 6Li atoms into an ultracold gas of 6Li2 molecules using a Feshbach resonance. Up to 1.5 times 105 molecules are produced with 50% efficiency, and optically confined for up to 1 s
Keywords
boson systems; fermion systems; laser cooling; quantum optics; radiation pressure; resonant states; 1 s; 50 percent; 6Li atoms; 6Li2 molecules; Feshbach resonance; Li; atomic Fermi gas; long-lived Bose gas; optical confinement; quantum degenerate Fermi gas; ultracold gas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1366669
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