Abstract
A report on quantum corrections and deactivating collisions which are necessary for the analysis of molecular association in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate due to Feshbach resonance in a time-dependent magnetic field was presented. It was found that in a backward sweep, over 80% of the atomic population can be converted to a molecular condensate with lifetimes approaching 1 s. Low densities and narrow resonances are preferable for this purpose.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 043611 |
| Pages (from-to) | 436111-436118 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2003 |