McGuirk, J.
, Lewandowski, H.
, Harber, D.
, Nikuni, T.
, Williams, J.
and Cornell, E.
(2002),
Spatial Resolution of Spin Waves in an Ultracold Gas, Physical Review Letters (Accessed November 7, 2026)
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Spatial Resolution of Spin Waves in an Ultracold Gas
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Author(s)
J M. McGuirk, H J. Lewandowski, D M. Harber, T Nikuni, ,
Abstract
We present the first spatially resolved images of spin waves in a gas. The complete longitudinal and transverse spin field as a function oftime and space is reconstructed. Frequencies and damping rates for a standing-wave mode are extracted and compared with theory.Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
89
Issue
No. 9
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
cold collisions, collective excitationas, mean-field effect, spin waves
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Created July 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021