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Ideal Gases in Time-Dependent Traps

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Author(s)

G M. Bruun, Charles W. Clark

Abstract

We investigate theoretically the properties of an ideal trapped gas in a time-dependent harmonic potential. Using a scaling formalism, we are able to present exact analytical results for two important classes of experiments: free expansion of the gas upon release of the trap; and the response of the gas to a harmonic modulation of the trapping potential. We present specific results relevant to current experiments on trapped Fermions.
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Volume
61
Issue
No. 6

Keywords

fermions, laser cooling, mathieu function, quantum gas, thermometry

Citation

Bruun, G. and Clark, C. (2000), Ideal Gases in Time-Dependent Traps, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics) (Accessed July 18, 2024)

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Created June 1, 2000, Updated February 17, 2017