Blakie, P.
and Porto, J.
(2004),
Adiabatic Loading of Bosons Into Optical Lattices, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
(Accessed October 14, 2025)
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Adiabatic Loading of Bosons Into Optical Lattices
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We calculate the entropy-temperature curves for non-interacting bosons in a 3D optical lattice and a 2D lattice with transverse harmonic confinement for ranges of depths and filling factors relevant to current experiments. These curves predict regimes where adiabatically changing the lattice depth will cause heating or cooling of the atomic sample. We indicate the critical points for condensation in the presence of a lattice and demonstrate regimes where reversible condensation should be possible by changing the lattice depth. We discuss the effects of interactions on our results and consider non-adiabatic processes.Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
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adiabatic loading, Bose-Einstein condensation, optical lattices, thermodynamics
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Created January 16, 2004, Updated July 6, 2017