Superchemistry: Dynamics of Coupled Atomic and Molecular Bose-Einstein Condensates
Daniel J. Heinzen, R. H. Wynar, P. D. Drummond +1 more
We analyze the dynamics of a dilute, trapped Bose-condensed atomic gas coupled to a diatomic molecular Bose gas by coherent Raman transitions. This system is shown to result in a new type of "superchemistry," in which giant collective oscillations between the atomic and the molecular gas can occur. The phenomenon is caused by stimulated emission of bosonic atoms or molecules into their condensate phases.
arXiv:cond-mat/0110565•Physical Review Letters•May 29, 2000•335 citations