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Observation of interference between two molecular Bose-Einstein condensates

Authors :
Kohstall, Christoph
Riedl, Stefan
Guajardo, Edmundo Sánchez
Sidorenkov, Leonid
Denschlag, Johannes Hecker
Grimm, Rudolf
Source :
New J. Phys. 13, 065027 (2011)
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

We have observed interference between two Bose-Einstein condensates of weakly bound Feshbach molecules of fermionic $^6$Li atoms. Two condensates are prepared in a double-well trap and, after release from this trap, overlap in expansion. We detect a clear interference pattern that unambiguously demonstrates the de Broglie wavelength of molecules. We verify that only the condensate fraction shows interference. For increasing interaction strength, the pattern vanishes because elastic collisions during overlap remove particles from the condensate wave function. For strong interaction the condensates do not penetrate each other as they collide hydrodynamically.

Subjects

Subjects :
Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
New J. Phys. 13, 065027 (2011)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1104.5454
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/6/065027