Superfluid and dissipative dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a periodic optical potential

Citation
S. Burger et al., Superfluid and dissipative dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a periodic optical potential, PHYS REV L, 86(20), 2001, pp. 4447-4450
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
20
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4447 - 4450
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20010514)86:20<4447:SADDOA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We create Bose-Einstein condensates of Rb-87 in a static magnetic trap with a superimposed blue-detuned 1D optical lattice. By displacing the magnetic trap center we are able to control the condensate evolution. We observe a change in the frequency of the center-of-mass oscillation in the harmonic t rapping potential, in analogy with an increase in effective mass. For fluid velocities greater than a local speed of sound, we observe the onset of di ssipative processes up to full removal of the superfluid component. A paral lel simulation study visualizes the dynamics of the Bose-Einstein condensat e and accounts for the main features of the observed behavior.