A bosonic Josephson junction

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Gati, R ^a   Oberthaler, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BOSONIC JOSEPHSON JUNCTION; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRACOLD GASES;

JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES;

EID: 34250207736     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/40/10/R01     Document Type: Review

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