Title :
Coherent association of two-component atomic condensate into heteronuclear molecular condensate
Author :
Zhou, Lu ; Zhang, Weiping ; Ling, Hong Y. ; Jiang, Lei ; Pu, Han
Author_Institution :
Key Laboratory of Optical and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Dept. of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We study the dynamics of associating a two-component atomic condensate into a condensate of heteronuclear molecules. We compare the mean-field results with a full quantum mechanical treatment, emphasizing the effects of atomic population imbalance.
Keywords :
Astronomy; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Information science; Laboratories; Magnetic resonance; Physics; Quantum mechanics; Spectroscopy; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431242