arXiv:cond-mat/0211079

Hitting a BEC with a comb: Evolution of interference patterns inside a magnetic trap

Jörg Helge Müller, O. Morsch, Matteo Cristiani, D. Ciampini, E. Arimondo

Published Nov 5, 2002• 0 citations

Abstract

We study the evolution inside a harmonic trap of Bose-Einstein condensates released from the periodic potential of an optical lattice. After a time-of-flight, harmonic motion of the interference peaks is observed as well as a breathing motion in the direction perpendicular to the optical lattice. We interpret these results in terms of a simple physical model and discuss the possibility of more detailed studies of such a system.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0211079

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