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Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: We have created vortices in two-component Bose-Einstein condensates. The vortex state was created through a coherent process involving the spatial and temporal control of interconversion between the two components. Using an interference technique, we map the phase of the vortex state to confirm that it possesses angular momentum. We can create vortices in either of the two components and have observed differences in the dynamics and stability.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.83.2498

Authors: M. R. Matthews, B. P. Anderson, P. C. Haljan, D. S. Hall, C. E. Wieman, E. A. Cornell

Institutions: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado Boulder

Language: English

Topic: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2964345672

FWCI: 61.38

Cites: 22

Cited by: 1,864

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