Bose-Einstein Condensation of Rapidly Rotating Atoms (Invited Talk)

Gordon Baym

David L. Feder

John L. Bohn, А. V. Avdeenkov, Azzurra Volpi

We briefly discuss aspects of ultracold molecular collisions that are relevant to the production and stability of molecular Bose-Einstein condensates. As an example, we focus on the paramagnetic oxygen molecule, both in the absence and the presence of a magnetic field. This article was based on an invited talk in Seminar 7, Bose-Einstein Condensation of Trapped Atoms, at the 11th International Laser Physics Workshop, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, July 1-5, 2002.

Roberto Onofrio, Dallin Durfee, Chandra Raman +3 more

Surface modes in a Bose-Einstein condensate of sodium atoms have been studied. We observed excitations of standing and rotating quadrupolar and octopolar 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.

Ben R. Mottelson

Roberto Onofrio, Dallin Durfee, Chandra Raman +3 more

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.