Moment of inertia of a trapped superfluid gas of atomic Fermions
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The moment of inertia Θ of a trapped superfluid gas of atomic Fermions (Li) is calculated as a function of the temperature. At zero temperature the moment of inertia takes on the irrotational flow value. Only for T very close to Tc rigid rotation is attained. It is proposed that future measurements of the rotational energy will unambiguously reveal whether the system is in a superfluid state or not. PACS 03.75.Fi PACS 74.20.Fg
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تاریخ انتشار 1999