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arXiv:1103.6240

Evidence of an Internally Generated Optical-Dipole Potential in Matter-Wave Superradiance

Lou, Xinyu, L. Deng, E. W. Hagley, Gao, Kuiyi, Xiaorui Wang, Ruquan Wang

Published Mar 31, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present the first experimental evidence supporting the postulation that an optical-dipole potential in a condensate undergoing superradiant scattering modifies the structure factor of the system and significantly impacts the scattering. Several consequences of this new detuning-dependent mechanism are discussed and verified experimentally. Our experiments indicate that whenever the generation and propagation growth of a new field are significant, the dynamic response of the condensate can have a profound impact on the scattering process.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1103.6240

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