Title :
Converting an atomic fermi gas into a long-lived molecular bose gas
Author :
Strecker, Kevin E. ; Partridge, Guthrie B. ; Hulet, Randall G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Rice Univ., Houston, TX
Abstract :
We have converted a quantum degenerate Fermi gas of 6Li atoms into an ultracold gas of 6Li2 molecules using a Feshbach resonance. Up to 1.5 times 105 molecules are produced with 50% efficiency, and optically confined for up to 1 s
Keywords :
boson systems; fermion systems; laser cooling; quantum optics; radiation pressure; resonant states; 1 s; 50 percent; 6Li atoms; 6Li2 molecules; Feshbach resonance; Li; atomic Fermi gas; long-lived Bose gas; optical confinement; quantum degenerate Fermi gas; ultracold gas;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
