Abstract
Adjustable magnetic reflection and focusing of an 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensate was achieved using a particularly smooth mirror and a very straightforward apparatus. In this paper, we discuss a simple Thomas-Fermi model and a Monte Carlo method for analysing the bouncing. Both models are in close agreement with the observed condensate evolution. Additionally, the theory predicts very tight condensate focusing, and atomic matter-wave diffraction should be observable. The effect of mirror anharmonicities on the
condensate focusing is investigated.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 485-494 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Jan 2004 |
Keywords
- Bose-Einstein condensates
- atomic matter-wave diffraction
- quantum physics
- photonics
- optics
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