%0 Journal Article %1 Kurn1998Optical %A Kurn, D. M. Stamper %A Andrews, M. R. %A Chikkatur, A. P. %A Inouye, S. %A Miesner, H. J. %A Stenger, J. %A Ketterle, W. %D 1998 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K bec, three-body %N 10 %P 2027--2030 %R 10.1103/physrevlett.80.2027 %T Optical Confinement of a Bose-Einstein Condensate %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.80.2027 %V 80 %X Bose-Einstein condensates of sodium atoms have been confined in an optical dipole trap using a single focused infrared laser beam. This eliminates the restrictions of magnetic traps for further studies of atom lasers and Bose-Einstein condensates. More than 5×10 6 condensed atoms were transferred into the optical trap. Densities of up to 3×10 15 cm -3 of Bose condensed atoms were obtained; allowing for a measurement of the three-body loss rate constant for sodium condensates as K 3  =  1.1(3)×10 -30 cm 6 s -1 . At lower densities; the observed 1/ e lifetime was longer than 10 s. Simultaneous confinement of Bose-Einstein condensates in several hyperfine states was demonstrated.

@article{Kurn1998Optical, abstract = {{Bose-Einstein condensates of sodium atoms have been confined in an optical dipole trap using a single focused infrared laser beam. This eliminates the restrictions of magnetic traps for further studies of atom lasers and Bose-Einstein condensates. More than 5×10 6 condensed atoms were transferred into the optical trap. Densities of up to 3×10 15 cm -3 of Bose condensed atoms were obtained; allowing for a measurement of the three-body loss rate constant for sodium condensates as K 3  =  1.1(3)×10 -30 cm 6 s -1 . At lower densities; the observed 1/ e lifetime was longer than 10 s. Simultaneous confinement of Bose-Einstein condensates in several hyperfine states was demonstrated.}}, added-at = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, author = {Kurn, D. M. Stamper and Andrews, M. R. and Chikkatur, A. P. and Inouye, S. and Miesner, H. J. and Stenger, J. and Ketterle, W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2021a46b3773001bd30a47bd0d44c635a/rspreeuw}, citeulike-article-id = {2343565}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.80.2027}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v80/i10/p2027}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v80/i10/p2027}, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.80.2027}, interhash = {33817249f369416f263e2d3051ee7e4f}, intrahash = {021a46b3773001bd30a47bd0d44c635a}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {bec, three-body}, month = mar, number = 10, pages = {2027--2030}, posted-at = {2008-02-06 21:51:41}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100}, title = {{Optical Confinement of a Bose-Einstein Condensate}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.80.2027}, volume = 80, year = 1998 }