Title :
Experiments with dilute bose-einstein condensates
Author :
Pasquini, T.A. ; Leanhardt, A.E. ; Saba, M. ; Sanner, C. ; Schirotzek, A. ; Shin, Y. ; Pritchard, D.E. ; Ketterle, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms, Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Bose-Einstein condensates confined by a combination of gravitational and magnetic force exhibit very low peak density (5*1010 atoms*cm-3) and kinetic temperature (450 pK). Such ensembles are predicted to experience quantum reflection from material surfaces
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; magneto-optical effects; quantum optics; radiation pressure; 450 pK; Bose-Einstein condensates; dilute condensates; gravitational force; magnetic force; material surfaces; quantum reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4