Macroscopic two-state systems in trapped atomic condensates

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Solenov, Dmitry ^a   Mozyrsky, Dmitry ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CONDENSATES; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; JOSEPHSON; LOW-ENERGY LIMIT; MACROSCOPIC DYNAMICS; MACROSCOPIC SUPERPOSITIONS; NEUTRAL ATOMS; PERSISTENT CURRENTS; RING GEOMETRY; TWO-STATE DYNAMICS; TWO-STATE SYSTEMS;

STEAM CONDENSERS;

STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

EID: 78650967560     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.061601     Document Type: Article

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