Bose-Einstein condensation in 87Rb: characterization of the Brazilian experiment
- HENN, E. A. L.
- SEMAN, J. A.
- SECO, G. B.
- OLIMPIO, E. P.
- CASTILHO, P.
- ROATI, G.
- MAGALHÃES, Daniel Varela
- MAGALHÃES, Kilvia Mayre Farias
- BAGNATO, Vanderlei Salvador
Publication date
January 2008
DOI Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Física Journal
0103-9733Abstract
We describe the experimental apparatus and the methods to achieve Bose-Einstein condensation in 87Rb atoms. Atoms are first laser cooled in a standard double magneto-optical trap setup and then transferred into a QUIC trap. The system is brought to quantum degeneracy selectively removing the hottest atoms from the trap by radio-frequency radiation. We also present the main theoretical aspects of the Bose-Einstein condensation phenomena in atomic gases
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