2003/02/18 by Jacek Dziarmaga, Krzysztof Sacha
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #cond-mat
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.68.043607
4 pages in RevTex, 1 eps figure
arxiv created 2003/02/18 · openalex publication_date 2003/10/08 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Atomic Bose-Einstein condensate is heated by atomic losses. The losses act as a heat reservoir for the condensate. The condensate is approaching a state of thermal equilibrium with a thermal depletion ranging from 1% for a uniform three-dimensional (3D) condensate to around 13% for a quasi-1D condensate in a harmonic trap.