Fermi-Bose quantum degenerate 40K-87Rb mixture with attractive interaction

Anno: 2002

Autori: Roati G., Riboli F., Modugno G., Inguscio M.

Affiliazione autori: Univ Florence, European Lab Nonlinear Spect, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Florence, Dipartimento Fis, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; INFM, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Trent, Dipartimento Fis, I-38050 Povo, Italy.

Abstract: We report on the achievement of simultaneous quantum degeneracy in a mixed gas of fermionic K-40 and bosonic Rb-87. Potassium is cooled to 0.3 times the Fermi temperature by means of an efficient thermalization with evaporatively cooled rubidium. Direct measurement of the collisional cross-section confirms a large interspecies attraction. This interaction is shown to affect the expansion of the Bose-Einstein condensate released from the magnetic trap, where it is immersed in the Fermi sea.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Volume: 89 (15)      Da Pagina: 150403-1  A: 150403-4

Parole chiavi: Einstein Condensation
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.150403

Citazioni: 363
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