BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION OF ULTRACOLD ATOMIC GASES

Authors
KETTERLE W ANDREWS MR DAVIS KB DURFEE DS KURN DM MEWES MO VANDRUTEN NJ
Citation
W. Ketterle et al., BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION OF ULTRACOLD ATOMIC GASES, Physica scripta. T, T66, 1996, pp. 31-37
Citations number
61
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physica scripta. T → ACNP
ISSN journal
02811847
Volume
T66
Year of publication
1996
Pages
31 - 37
Database
ISI
SICI code
0281-1847(1996)T66:<31:BCOUAG>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute gas of sodium atoms has been ob served. The atoms were trapped in an optically plugged magnetic trap o r in a cloverleaf magnetic trap. Rf induced evaporative cooling increa sed the phase-space density by six orders of magnitude. We summarize t he different techniques used, and discuss recent studies of properties of Bose condensates with an outlook on future developments.