Bose-Einstein Condensation of Lithium: Observation of Limited Condensate Number | Zendy

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Bose-Einstein Condensation of Lithium: Observation of Limited Condensate Number

Author(s) -

C. C. Bradley,

C. A. Sackett,

Randall G. Hulet

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

physical review letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688

H-Index - 673

eISSN - 1079-7114

pISSN - 0031-9007

DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.78.985

Subject(s) - bose–einstein condensate , condensation , physics , lithium (medication) , phase (matter) , atomic physics , atomic number , quantum , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , medicine , endocrinology

Bose-Einstein condensation of 7Li has been studied in a magnetically trapped gas. Because of the effectively attractive interactions between 7Li atoms, many-body quantum theory predicts that the occupation number of the condensate is limited to about 1400 atoms. We observe the condensate number to be limited to a maximum value between 650 and 1300 atoms. The measurements were made using a versatile phase-contrast imaging technique

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