Bose-Einstein condensation at constant temperature
M. Erhard, H. Schmaljohann, Jochen Kronjäger +2 more
We present an experimental approach to Bose-Einstein condensation by increasing the particle number of the system at almost constant temperature. In particular, the emergence of a new condensate is observed in multicomponent $F=1$ spinor condensates of $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$. Furthermore, we develop a simple rate-equation model for multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensate thermodynamics at finite temperature which well reproduces the measured effects.
arXiv:cond-mat/0402003•Physical Review A•Sep 8, 2004•49 citations