arXiv · cond-mat/0205267
Formation of a molecular Bose-Einstein condensate and an entangled atomic gas by Feshbach resonance
Abstract
Processes of association in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate, and dissociation of the resulting molecular condensate, due to Feshbach resonance in a time-dependent magnetic field, are analyzed incorporating non-mean-field quantum corrections and inelastic collisions. Calculations for the Na atomic condensate demonstrate that there exist optimal conditions under which about 80% of the atomic population can be converted to a relatively long-lived molecular condensate (with lifetimes of 10 ms and more). Entangled atoms in two-mode squeezed states (with noise reduction of about 30 dB) may also be formed by molecular dissociation. A gas of atoms in squeezed or entangled states can have applications in quantum computing, communications, and measurements.
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V. A. Yurovsky, A. Ben-Reuven. 2002-05-13. Formation of a molecular Bose-Einstein condensate and an entangled atomic gas by Feshbach resonance. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.67.043611
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