DocumentCode
444168
Title
Disruption of Bose-Einstein condensates on classical and quantum reflection
Author
Scott, R.G. ; Fromhold, T.M. ; Sheard, F.W. ; Martin, A.M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Nottingham Univ., UK
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
435
Abstract
We show that quantum-mechanical reflection can severely disrupt the structure of Bose-Einstein condensates and explain anomalously low reflection coefficients recently observed for condensates reflected from a Si surface.
Keywords
Bose-Einstein condensation; quantum optics; radiation pressure; silicon; Bose-Einstein condensate; Si; Si surface; classical reflection; quantum-mechanical reflection; reflection coefficient; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Clouds; Frequency; Optical reflection; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Physics; Potential energy; Silicon;
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.2005.1548807
Filename
1548807
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