Wave Packet Dynamics with Bose-Einstein Condensates

1997/08/05 by R. Dum, A. Sanpera, Anna Sanpera +10 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.80.3899

published as Phys.Rev.Lett.80:3899-3902,1998 · 4 pages RevTex, 3 figures

arxiv created 1997/08/05 · openalex publication_date 1998/05/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We numerically study wave packet dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a periodically shaken trap. Dynamic splitting of the condensate, and dynamic stabilization against escape from the trap are analyzed in analogy with similar behavior of atoms in strong laser fields.

Citations

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• Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Gas of Sodium Atoms

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