Title :
Bose-Einstein condensation of sodium atoms
Author :
Van Druten, N.I. ; Durfee, D.S. ; Davis, K.B. ; Mewes, M.-O. ; Andrews, M.R. ; Kurn, D.M. ; Ketterle, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Bose-Einstein condensation (BEG) has been observed in a dilute gas of sodium atoms. A Bose-Einstein condensate consists of a macroscopic population of the ground state of the system and is a coherent state of matter. In an ideal gas, this phase transition is purely quantum statistical. The study of BEC in weakly interacting systems that can be controlled and observed with precision holds the promise of revealing new macroscopic quantum phenomena that can be understood from first principles.
Keywords :
condensation; phase transformations; quantum optics; quantum statistical mechanics; sodium; Bose-Einstein condensation; Na; Na atoms; coherent state; dilute gas; first principles; ground state; ideal gas; macroscopic population; macroscopic quantum phenomena; phase transition; purely quantum statistical; sodium atoms; weakly interacting systems; Atomic beams; Electron traps; Electronics cooling; Gases; NIST; Particle scattering; Physics; Production; Stationary state; Wave functions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
