• DocumentCode
    444164
  • Title

    Molecular probe of the BCS/BEC crossover in 6Li

  • Author

    Partridge, G.B. ; Strecker, K.E. ; Kamar, R.I. ; Jack, M.W. ; Hulet, R.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    424
  • Abstract
    We have produced a molecular Bose-Einstein condensate from fermionic 6Li atoms. Optical molecular spectroscopy is used to probe the many-body state in the BCS/BEC crossover region. Preliminary results indicate that the molecular contribution is much larger than expected.
  • Keywords
    Bose-Einstein condensation; fermion systems; infrared spectra; lithium; quantum optics; radiation pressure; 6Li; BCS-BEC crossover; fermionic 6Li atoms; molecular Bose-Einstein condensate; molecular contribution; molecular probe; optical molecular spectroscopy; Astronomy; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Lifting equipment; Optical recording; Probes; Resonance; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548803
  • Filename
    1548803