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Theory of coherent photoassociation of a Bose-Einstein condensate

  • Marijan Koštrun
  • , Matt Mackie
  • , Robin Côté
  • , Juha Javanainen
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Helsinki

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Abstract

The coherent photoassociation of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate was discussed by a second-quantized Hamiltonian. The Bose-Einstein condensate of atoms resulted to a Bose-Einstein condensate of molecules. The coherent photoassociation depended upon the Bose enhancement of the dipole moment matrix element. The unstability of a joint atom-molecule against the growth of density fluctuations was explained by a classical version of the field theory for atoms and molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63616-63611
Number of pages6
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume62
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2000

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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