Coherence length of an elongated condensate : AAA study by matter-wave interferometry

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 155-163

  Hugbart, M ^a   Retter, J A ^a   Gerbier, F ^b   Varon A F ^a   Richard, S ^c   Thywissen, J H ^d   Clement D ^a   Bouyer, P ^a   Aspect, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; COHERENCE LENGTHS; CROSS-OVER; EXPONENTIALS; GAUSSIANS; MATTER WAVES; PHASE COHERENT; SHAPE CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; WAVE INTERFEROMETRY;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 23944496409     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: 14346079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2005-00056-2     Document Type: Article

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