0522a Bec
0522a Bec
0522a Bec
Stefan Kienzle
Technische Universität München
2 BEC Production
3 Evaporative Cooling
4 Absorption Imaging
6 Summary
Outline
2 BEC Production
3 Evaporative Cooling
4 Absorption Imaging
6 Summary
History of BEC
s
h2
λDB = De-Broglie Wavelength
2πmkB T
s
h2
λDB = De-Broglie Wavelength
2πmkB T
s
h2
λDB = De-Broglie Wavelength
2πmkB T
with harmonic potential U(~r ) = 12 m(ω2x x 2 + ω2y y 2 + ω2z z 2 ) and Ũ = 4πh2 a/m
describing two body collisions
with harmonic potential U(~r ) = 12 m(ω2x x 2 + ω2y y 2 + ω2z z 2 ) and Ũ = 4πh2 a/m
describing two body collisions
I Thomas-Fermi limit (nŨ hωx,y ,z ): neglect term for kinetic energy ⇒ density of
condensate
µ − U(~r )
nc (~r ) = |ψ(~r , t)|2 = max ,0
Ũ
2 BEC Production
3 Evaporative Cooling
4 Absorption Imaging
6 Summary
Zeeman-Slowing
2 BEC Production
3 Evaporative Cooling
4 Absorption Imaging
6 Summary
Concepts and History
RF-Field
Distance to
trap center
I Radio frequented (RF) radiation flips atomic spin ⇒ attractive trapping force turns
into repulsive force and expels atoms from trap
RF-Field
Distance to
trap center
I Radio frequented (RF) radiation flips atomic spin ⇒ attractive trapping force turns
into repulsive force and expels atoms from trap
I Energy selective ⇒ only atoms with E > h|mF |(ωRF − ω0 )
with rf frequenzy ω0 which induces spinflips at the bottom of the trap
RF-Field
Distance to
trap center
I Radio frequented (RF) radiation flips atomic spin ⇒ attractive trapping force turns
into repulsive force and expels atoms from trap
I Energy selective ⇒ only atoms with E > h|mF |(ωRF − ω0 )
with rf frequenzy ω0 which induces spinflips at the bottom of the trap
I Other atoms rethermalyze
RF-Field
Distance to
trap center
I Radio frequented (RF) radiation flips atomic spin ⇒ attractive trapping force turns
into repulsive force and expels atoms from trap
I Energy selective ⇒ only atoms with E > h|mF |(ωRF − ω0 )
with rf frequenzy ω0 which induces spinflips at the bottom of the trap
I Other atoms rethermalyze
I Advantage: No need to weaken trapping potential in order to lower depth.
Atoms evaporate from whole surface where RF resonance condition is fullfilled ⇒ 3D
in velocity space
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RF Induced Evaporation
2 BEC Production
3 Evaporative Cooling
4 Absorption Imaging
6 Summary
Absorption Imaging
I Switching off trap ⇒ condensate falling down (gravity) and ballistically expands
I Switching off trap ⇒ condensate falling down (gravity) and ballistically expands
I Illuminating atoms with nearly resonant laser beam and imaging shadow cast on
charge-coupled device camera (CCD-camera)
I Switching off trap ⇒ condensate falling down (gravity) and ballistically expands
I Illuminating atoms with nearly resonant laser beam and imaging shadow cast on
charge-coupled device camera (CCD-camera)
I Cloud heats up by absorbing photons (about one recoil energy per photon)
I Switching off trap ⇒ condensate falling down (gravity) and ballistically expands
I Illuminating atoms with nearly resonant laser beam and imaging shadow cast on
charge-coupled device camera (CCD-camera)
I Cloud heats up by absorbing photons (about one recoil energy per photon)
I Single destructive image
I Switching off trap ⇒ condensate falling down (gravity) and ballistically expands
I Illuminating atoms with nearly resonant laser beam and imaging shadow cast on
charge-coupled device camera (CCD-camera)
I Cloud heats up by absorbing photons (about one recoil energy per photon)
I Single destructive image
I Provides reliable density distributions of which properties of condensates and
thermal clouds can be inferred
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I Produced in vapor of Rb atoms
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I Produced in vapor of Rb atoms
I Fraction of condensed atoms first appear near T =170 nK & n = 2.5 · 1012 cm−3
Could be preserved for more than 15 seconds
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I Produced in vapor of Rb atoms
I Fraction of condensed atoms first appear near T =170 nK & n = 2.5 · 1012 cm−3
Could be preserved for more than 15 seconds
I BEC on top of broad thermal velocity
87
I Produced in vapor of Rb atoms
I Fraction of condensed atoms first appear near T =170 nK & n = 2.5 · 1012 cm−3
Could be preserved for more than 15 seconds
I BEC on top of broad thermal velocity
I Fraction of atoms that were in this low-velocity peak increases abruptly
87
I Produced in vapor of Rb atoms
I Fraction of condensed atoms first appear near T =170 nK & n = 2.5 · 1012 cm−3
Could be preserved for more than 15 seconds
I BEC on top of broad thermal velocity
I Fraction of atoms that were in this low-velocity peak increases abruptly
I Nonthermal, anisotropic velocity distribution expected of minimum-energy quantum
state of magnetic trap
2 BEC Production
3 Evaporative Cooling
4 Absorption Imaging
6 Summary
Interference
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 23 / 28
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Interference
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 23 / 28
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Interference
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 23 / 28
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Interference
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 23 / 28
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Interference
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 23 / 28
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Interference
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Interference
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Interference
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 24 / 28
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Interference Drop Tower
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Interference Drop Tower
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Interference Drop Tower
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Interference Drop Tower
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Interference Drop Tower
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Interference Drop Tower
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Interference Drop Tower
Interference Between Two Bose Condensates Interference Between Two Bose Condensates 26 / 28
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Summary
I BEC is a state of matter in which all atoms occupy the ground state
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Summary
I BEC is a state of matter in which all atoms occupy the ground state
I Phase transistions for D > 2.612
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Summary
I BEC is a state of matter in which all atoms occupy the ground state
I Phase transistions for D > 2.612
I Condensate has anisotropic density distribution
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Summary
I BEC is a state of matter in which all atoms occupy the ground state
I Phase transistions for D > 2.612
I Condensate has anisotropic density distribution
I Interference between two condensates is evidence for coherence of BEC’s
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