Bose-Einstein condensation in 87Rb: characterization of the Brazilian experiment
AUTOR(ES)
Henn, E. A. L., Seman, J. A., Seco, G. B., Olimpio, E. P., Castilho, P., Roati, G., Magalhães, D. V., Magalhães, K. M. F., Bagnato, V. S.
FONTE
Brazilian Journal of Physics
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2008-06
RESUMO
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.
