Measurements of collective collapse in a Bose-Einstein condensate with attractive interactions
citation_date
1999-02
Description
The occupation number of a magnetically trapped Bose-Einstein condensate is limited for atoms with attractive interactions. It has been predicted that, as this limit is approached, the condensate will collapse by a collective process. The measured spread in condensate number for samples of 7Li atoms undergoing thermal equilibration is consistent with the occurrence of such collapses.
Type
text;
citation_publisher
American Physical Society
citation_journal_title
Physical Review Letters
citation_volume
82
citation_issue
5
citation_firstpage
876
Citation_lastpage
879
citation_doi
10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.876
citatation_issn
0031-9007
citation_language
eng;
Bibliographic Citation
Sackett, C. A., Gerton, J. M., Welling, M., & Hulet, R. G. (1999). Measurements of collective collapse in a Bose-Einstein condensate with attractive interactions. Physical Review Letters, 82(5), 876-9.
