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Communications in Theoretical Physics

Tunneling Dynamics of the Halves of a Double-Well Trap Containing a Bose-Einstein Condensate

Zhao-Xian Yu, Jiao Zhi-Yong

Published Oct 15, 2003• 7 citations
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Abstract

In this paper, we have studied tunneling dynamics of the halves of a double-well trap containing a Bose–Einstein condensate. It is found that there exist step structure and macroscopic quantum self-trapping of population difference of atoms, and exist Shapiro-like steps of atomic tunneling current. Both the population difference and the atomic tunneling current depend strongly on the total number of atoms and the initial phase difference.

DOI
10.1088/0253-6102/40/4/425

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