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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1. Verfasser: Gasenzer, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 19 Feb 2004
In: Arxiv

Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401219
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Verfasserangaben:Thomas Gasenzer
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Zusammenfassung: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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