Article Dans Une Revue Physical Review A : Atomic, molecular, and optical physics [1990-2015] Année : 2008

Density modulations in an elongated Bose-Einstein condensate released from a disordered potential

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We observe large density modulations in time-of-flight images of elongated Bose-Einstein condensates, initially confined in a harmonic trap and in the presence of weak disorder. The development of these modulations during the time-of-flight and their dependence with the disorder are investigated. We render an account of this effect using numerical and analytical calculations. We conclude that the observed large density modulations originate from the weak initial density modulations induced by the disorder, and not from initial phase fluctuations (thermal or quantum).

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hal-00178074 , version 1 (10-10-2007)
hal-00178074 , version 2 (24-01-2008)
hal-00178074 , version 3 (01-04-2008)

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David Clément, Philippe Bouyer, Alain Aspect, Laurent Sanchez-Palencia. Density modulations in an elongated Bose-Einstein condensate released from a disordered potential. Physical Review A : Atomic, molecular, and optical physics [1990-2015], 2008, 77, pp.033631. ⟨hal-00178074v3⟩
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