Observation of interference between two molecular Bose-Einstein condensates

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作者
Kohstall, C. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Riedl, S. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Guajardo, E. R. Sanchez [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Sidorenkov, L. A. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Denschlag, J. Hecker [1 ,2 ]
Grimm, R. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Innsbruck, Inst Expt Phys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[2] Univ Innsbruck, Zentrum Quantenphys, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
[3] Austrian Acad Sci, Inst Quantenopt & Quanteninformat, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
来源
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS | 2011年 / 13卷
基金
奥地利科学基金会;
关键词
FERMI GAS; ATOMIC GAS; SCATTERING; OPTICS; WAVES; PHASE;
D O I
10.1088/1367-2630/13/6/065027
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have observed the interference between two Bose-Einstein condensates of weakly bound Feshbach molecules of fermionic Li-6 atoms. Two condensates are prepared in a double-well trap and, after release from this trap, overlap in expansion. We detect a clear interference pattern that unambiguously demonstrates the de Broglie wavelength of molecules. We verify that only the condensate fraction shows interference. With increasing interaction strength, the pattern vanishes because elastic collisions during overlap remove particles from the condensate wave function. For strong interaction, the condensates do not penetrate each other as they collide hydrodynamically.
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