Asymptotic solutions to the Gross-Pitaevskii gain equation: Growth of a Bose-Einstein condensate - art. no. 013605

Authors
Drummond, PD Kheruntsyan, KV
Citation
Pd. Drummond et Kv. Kheruntsyan, Asymptotic solutions to the Gross-Pitaevskii gain equation: Growth of a Bose-Einstein condensate - art. no. 013605, PHYS REV A, 6301(1), 2001, pp. 3605
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW A
ISSN journal
10502947 → ACNP
Volume
6301
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(200101)6301:1<3605:ASTTGG>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We give an asymptotic analytic solution for the generic atom-laser system w ith gain in a D-dimensional trap, and show that this has a non-Thomas-Fermi behavior. The effect is due to Bose-enhanced condensate growth, which crea tes a local-density maximum and a corresponding outward momentum component. In addition, the solution predicts amplified center-of-mass oscillations, leading to enhanced center-of-mass temperature.