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Growth of Bose-Einstein condensates from thermal vapor

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Köhl,  Michael
Laser Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Max Planck Society;

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Hänsch,  T. W.
Laser Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Max Planck Society;

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Esslinger,  Tilman
Laser Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Max Planck Society;

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Köhl, M., Davis, M. J., Gardiner, C. W., Hänsch, T. W., & Esslinger, T. (2002). Growth of Bose-Einstein condensates from thermal vapor. Physical Review Letters, 88(8): 080402. 080402. Retrieved from http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v88/e080402.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-000F-C24D-1
Abstract
We report on a quantitative study of the growth process of 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensates. By continuous evaporative cooling we directly control the thermal cloud from which the condensate grows. We compare the experimental data with the results of a theoretical model based on quantum kinetic theory. We find quantitative agreement with theory for the situation of strong cooling, whereas in the weak cooling regime a distinctly different behavior is found in the experiment.