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Dipolar oscillations in a quantum degenerate Fermi–Bose atomic mixture
Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
  • Francesca Ferlaino, Universita di Firenze and Istituto Nazionale
  • Robert J. Brecha, University of Dayton
  • Peter Hannaford, Swinburne University of Technology
  • Francesco Riboli, Universita di Firenze and Istituto Nazionale
  • Giacomo Roati, Universita di Firenze and Istituto Nazionale
  • Giovanni Modugno, Universita di Firenze and Istituto Nazionale
  • Massimo Inguscio, Universita di Firenze and Istituto Nazionale
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract

We study the dynamics of coupled dipolar oscillations in a Fermi–Bose mixture of 40K and 87Rb atoms. This low-energy collective mode is strongly affected by the interspecies interactions. Measurements are performed in the classical and quantum degenerate regimes and reveal the crucial role of the statistical properties of the mixture. At the onset of quantum degeneracy, we investigate the role of Pauli blocking and superfluidity for K and Rb atoms, respectively, resulting in a change in the collisional interactions.

Inclusive pages
S3-S8
ISBN/ISSN
1464-4266
Comments

The authors acknowledge useful discussions with A Simoni. This work was supported by MIUR, by the EC under contract HPRICT1999-00111, by INFM, PRA ‘Photonmatter’ and by the European Science Foundation through the ‘BEC2000+’ programme.

Publisher
IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Keywords
  • Bose-Einstein condensation,
  • degenerate Fermi gas,
  • atomic collisions
Citation Information
Francesca Ferlaino, Robert J. Brecha, Peter Hannaford, Francesco Riboli, et al.. "Dipolar oscillations in a quantum degenerate Fermi–Bose atomic mixture" Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics Vol. 5 (2003)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_brecha/23/