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Observation of weak collapse in a Bose-Einstein condensate
- Abstract:
- We study the collapse of an attractive atomic Bose-Einstein condensate prepared in the uniform potential of an optical-box trap. We characterize the critical point for collapse and the collapse dynamics, observing universal behavior in agreement with theoretical expectations. Most importantly, we observe a clear experimental signature of the counterintuitive weak collapse, namely, that making the system more unstable can result in a smaller particle loss. We experimentally determine the scaling laws that govern the weak-collapse atom loss, providing a benchmark for the general theories of nonlinear wave phenomena.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1103/PhysRevX.6.041058
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- American Physical Society
- Journal:
- Physical Review X More from this journal
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 041058
- Publication date:
- 2016-12-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-11-09
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2160-3308
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2160-3308
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pubs:856938
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- Copyright date:
- 2016
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