Title :
Measurement of the mean-field interaction in a strongly-interacting Fermi gas
Author :
Hemmer, S.L. ; O´Hara, K.M. ; Gehm, M.E. ; Thomas, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We release a strongly-interacting, two-component Fermi gas from an optical trap. From the release energy, we determine an important, universal many-body parameter: the ratio of the mean-field energy to the local Fermi energy.
Keywords :
atom-atom collisions; fermion systems; many-body problems; radiation pressure; resonant states; superfluidity; Feshbach resonance; local Fermi energy; many-body parameter; mean-field energy; mean-field interaction; optical trap; strongly-interacting Fermi gas; Atom optics; Charge carrier processes; Clouds; Energy measurement; Gases; High temperature superconductors; Neutrons; Optical scattering; Physics; Scattering parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.237998
