Title :
Atom bunching with ultracold metastable helium
Author :
Manning, A.G. ; Hodgman, S.S. ; Dall, R.G. ; Johnsson, M.T. ; Baldwin, K.G.H. ; Truscott, A.G.
Author_Institution :
ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Opt., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We measure the second order correlation function for metastable helium atoms released from an ultracold trap source and observe bunching between thermal atoms. When correlations between Bose-Einstein condensed atoms are measured no bunching is observed.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; atom optics; radiation pressure; Bose-Einstein condensed atoms; atom bunching; second order correlation function; thermal atoms; ultracold metastable helium; ultracold trap source; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Detectors; Helium; Magnetic field measurement; Metastasis; Physics; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
