Surface excitations of a bose-einstein condensate
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Surface modes in a Bose-Einstein condensate of sodium atoms have been studied. We observed excitations of standing and rotating quadrupolar and hexadecapolar modes. The modes were excited with high spatial and temporal resolution using the optical dipole force of a rapidly scanning laser beam. This novel technique is very flexible and should be useful for the study of rotating Bose-Einstein condensates and vortices.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 84 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000