High-light-intensity photoassociation in a Bose-Einstein condensate
We investigate theoretically the molecular yield in photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensed sodium atoms for light intensities of the order of and above those applied in a recent experiment. Our results show that the rate at which ground-state molecules may be formed saturates at high light inte...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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26 August 2004
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Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
Year: 2004, Volume: 70, Issue: 2 |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.021603 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.021603 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.021603 
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| Author Notes: | Thomas Gasenzer |
| Summary: | We investigate theoretically the molecular yield in photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensed sodium atoms for light intensities of the order of and above those applied in a recent experiment. Our results show that the rate at which ground-state molecules may be formed saturates at high light intensities whereas the loss rate of condensate atoms does not. This is caused by the opposing roles of the short- and long-range pair correlations present near resonance under the influence of the laser and is crucial for the development of efficient photoassociation procedures in a condensate. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.021603 |