Bose-einstein condensation of lithium: Observation of limited condensate number

C. C. Bradley; C. A. Sackett; R. G. Hulet

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.985

Bose-einstein condensation of lithium: Observation of limited condensate number

C. C. Bradley, C. A. Sackett, R. G. Hulet

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Rice University

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Abstract

Bose-Einstein condensation of⁷Li has been studied in a magnetically trapped gas. Because of the effectively attractive interactions between ⁷Li atoms, many-body quantum theory predicts that the occupation number of the condensate is limited to about 1400 atoms. We observe the condensate number to be limited to a maximum value between 650 and 1300 atoms. The measurements were made using a versatile phase-contrast imaging technique.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	985-989
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	78
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.985
State	Published - 10 Feb 1997

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