DocumentCode
355656
Title
Phase of a Bose-Einstein condensate
Author
Javanainen, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
fYear
1996
fDate
7-7 June 1996
Firstpage
226
Abstract
Summary form only given. According to the conventional argument, Bose-Einstein condensate (BEG) has a macroscopic wave function with a definite phase. This phase is analogous to the phase of laser light. Here we describe a novel theoretical approach to the study of phase, coherence, and potential of interference of a BEG. We consider a thought experiment in which two BECs are dropped on top of each other. We adapt the standard theory of photon counting to atom detection, and calculate the joint probability density for atom detection.
Keywords
laser beams; light coherence; light interference; photon counting; probability; quantum statistical mechanics; Bose-Einstein condensate phase; atom detection; coherence; definite phase; joint probability density; laser light phase; macroscopic wave function; photon counting; thought experiment; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Coherence; Histograms; Interference; Java; Laser theory; Physics; Probability distribution; Wave functions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-444-0
Type
conf
Filename
865810
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