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Coherent Splitting of Bose-Einstein Condensed Atoms With Optically Induced Bragg Diffraction

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M M. Kozuma, Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, J Wen, R Lutwak, Kristian Helmerson, S L. Rolston, William D. Phillips

Abstract

We exposed Bose-Einstein condensed sodium atoms to a traveling periodic optical potential and observed coherent splitting of the condensate due to Bragg diffraction. Using the momentum selectivity of the scattering, we were able to separate a component with a narrower momentum width from the original condensate. By repeatedly pulsing the optical potential while keeping the magnetic trap on, we successfully observed the dynamics of the split atomic wave packets in the confining magnetic potential. Such scattering permits the investigation of the mean-field interaction as well as possible demonstration of bosonic stimulation.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
82
Issue
5
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

Bose-Einstein condensate, Bragg diffraction

Citation

Kozuma, M. , Deng, L. , Hagley, E. , Wen, J. , Lutwak, R. , Helmerson, K. , Rolston, S. and Phillips, W. (1999), Coherent Splitting of Bose-Einstein Condensed Atoms With Optically Induced Bragg Diffraction, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=840348 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created February 1, 1999, Updated October 22, 2018
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