Phase coherence length of a Bose-Einstein condensate

Fabrice Gerbier, S. Richard, Joseph H. Thywissen, Mathilde Hugbart, Philippe Bouyer, Alain Aspect

Published Oct 9, 2002• 0 citations

Abstract

We report on the measurement of the momentum distribution of an elongated Bose-Einstein condensate. A broadening of the distribution with increasing temperature is observed, which is clear evidence for phase fluctuations in the sample.

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