Role of quantum statistics in the photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensates
Abstract
We show that the photoassociation of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate to form condensed molecules is a chemical process which not only does not obey the Arrhenius rules for chemical reactions, but that it can also depend on the quantum statistics of the reactants. Comparing the predictions of a truncated Wigner representation for different initial quantum states, we find that, even when the quantum prediction for an initial coherent state is close to the Gross-Pitaevskii prediction, other quantum states may result in very different dynamics.
- Authors:
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- Instituto de Fisica da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Boa Viagem 24210-340, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 20640137
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 68; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.031603; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; EIGENSTATES; MOLECULES; OPTICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STATISTICS
Citation Formats
Olsen, M K, Plimak, L I, and Fachbereich Physik, Universitaet Kaiserslautern, D-67663 Kaiserslautern,. Role of quantum statistics in the photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensates. United States: N. p., 2003.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.68.031603.
Olsen, M K, Plimak, L I, & Fachbereich Physik, Universitaet Kaiserslautern, D-67663 Kaiserslautern,. Role of quantum statistics in the photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensates. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.031603
Olsen, M K, Plimak, L I, and Fachbereich Physik, Universitaet Kaiserslautern, D-67663 Kaiserslautern,. 2003.
"Role of quantum statistics in the photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensates". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.031603.
@article{osti_20640137,
title = {Role of quantum statistics in the photoassociation of Bose-Einstein condensates},
author = {Olsen, M K and Plimak, L I and Fachbereich Physik, Universitaet Kaiserslautern, D-67663 Kaiserslautern,},
abstractNote = {We show that the photoassociation of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate to form condensed molecules is a chemical process which not only does not obey the Arrhenius rules for chemical reactions, but that it can also depend on the quantum statistics of the reactants. Comparing the predictions of a truncated Wigner representation for different initial quantum states, we find that, even when the quantum prediction for an initial coherent state is close to the Gross-Pitaevskii prediction, other quantum states may result in very different dynamics.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.68.031603},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20640137},
journal = {Physical Review. A},
issn = {1050-2947},
number = 3,
volume = 68,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
}
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