RELATIVE PHASE OF 2 BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES

Authors
CASTIN Y DALIBARD J
Citation
Y. Castin et J. Dalibard, RELATIVE PHASE OF 2 BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES, Physical review. A, 55(6), 1997, pp. 4330-4337
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
55
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4330 - 4337
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1997)55:6<4330:RPO2BC>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We show that two independent Bose-Einstein condensates, each initially containing a well-defined number of atoms, will appear coherent in an experiment that measures the beat note between these condensates. We investigate the role played by atomic interactions within each condens ate in the time evolution of their relative phase.