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Bose-Einstein condensates in a laser radiation field

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a Kapitza Institute of Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 2, Moscow, 117334, Russian Federation
b Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento and BDC Center, Povo, Trento, I-38050, Italy

The properties of Bose-Einstein condensates in an external potential produced by a laser light field are discussed. Considered are the condensates embedded in periodic lattices produced by standing laser waves and the condensates confined within ’optical traps’ near the focus of a traveling wave. Observations of the Mott transition in a periodic lattice are described, as are experiments on atoms near the Feshbach resonance and experiments on the condensates in a double potential well, which permit investigating the tunnel dynamics of condensate phases.

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Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU2006v049n04ABEH006006
PACS: 03.75.−b, 05.30.Jp, 32.80.Pj (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU2006v049n04ABEH006006
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2006/4/a/
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Citation: Pitaevskii L P "Bose-Einstein condensates in a laser radiation field" Phys. Usp. 49 333–351 (2006)
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Оригинал: Питаевский Л П «Конденсаты Бозе-Эйнштейна в поле лазерного излучения» УФН 176 345–364 (2006); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0176.200604a.0345

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