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Longitudinal Spin Waves in a Dilute Bose Gas

Published

Author(s)

J E. Williams, T Nikuni, Charles W. Clark

Abstract

We present a kinetic theory for a dilute noncondensed Bose gas of two-level atoms that predicts the transient spin segregation observed in a recent experiment. The underlying mechanism driving spin currents in the gas is due to a mean-field effect arising from the quantum interference between the direct and exchange scattering of atoms in different spin states. We numerically solve the spin Boltzmann equation, using a one dimensional model, and find excellent agreement with experimental data.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
88
Issue
No. 23
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

boltzmann equation, hydrodynamics, interferometry, laser cooling, ramsey fringes, rubidium, spin waves

Citation

Williams, J. , Nikuni, T. and Clark, C. (2002), Longitudinal Spin Waves in a Dilute Bose Gas, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created June 1, 2002, Updated June 2, 2021
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