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Chinese Physics Letters

Relative Phase with the Overlap Region of Two Bose-Einstein Condensates

Xiaoji Zhou, Weidong Li, Xuzong Chen, Yiqiu Wang

Published Nov 1, 2002• 13 citations
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Abstract

We present an expression of the relative phase for two interacting Bose-Einstein condensates released from an isotropic trapping potential. We discuss the interference condition between condensates and the visibility of the interference pattern reflecting the interaction between the condensates.
DOI
10.1088/0256-307x/19/11/304

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