diff --git a/doc/Projects/2023/Project1/html/Project1-bs.html b/doc/Projects/2023/Project1/html/Project1-bs.html index cabb4958..7b74baef 100644 --- a/doc/Projects/2023/Project1/html/Project1-bs.html +++ b/doc/Projects/2023/Project1/html/Project1-bs.html @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ - -
The spectacular demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in gases of - alkali atoms $^{87}$Rb, $^{23}$Na, $^7$Li confined in magnetic - traps has led to an explosion of interest in - confined Bose systems. Of interest is the fraction of condensed atoms, the - nature of the condensate, the excitations above the condensate, the atomic - density in the trap as a function of Temperature and the critical temperature of BEC, - \( T_c \). -
- -A key feature of the trapped alkali and atomic hydrogen systems is that they are - dilute. The characteristic dimensions of a typical trap for $^{87}$Rb is - \( a_{ho}=\left( {\hbar}/{m\omega_\perp}\right)^\frac{1}{2}=1-2 \times 10^4 \) - \AA\ . The interaction between $^{87}$Rb atoms can be well represented - by its s-wave scattering length, \( a_{Rb} \). This scattering length lies in the - range \( 85 a_0 < a_{Rb} < 140 a_0 \) where \( a_0 = 0.5292 \) \AA\ is the Bohr radius. - The definite value \( a_{Rb} = 100 a_0 \) is usually selected and - for calculations the definite ratio of atom size to trap size - \( a_{Rb}/a_{ho} = 4.33 \times 10^{-3} \) - is usually chosen. A typical $^{87}$Rb atom - density in the trap is \( n \simeq 10^{12}- 10^{14} \) atoms per cubic cm, giving an - inter-atom spacing \( \ell \simeq 10^4 \) \AA. Thus the effective atom size is small - compared to both the trap size and the inter-atom spacing, the condition - for diluteness (\( na^3_{Rb} \simeq 10^{-6} \) where \( n = N/V \) is the number - density). +
The spectacular demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in +gases of alkali atoms $^{87}$Rb, $^{23}$Na, $^7$Li confined in +magnetic traps has led to an explosion of interest in confined Bose +systems. Of interest is the fraction of condensed atoms, the nature of +the condensate, the excitations above the condensate, the atomic +density in the trap as a function of Temperature and the critical +temperature of BEC, \( T_c \). +
+ +A key feature of the trapped alkali and atomic hydrogen systems is +that they are dilute. The characteristic dimensions of a typical trap +for $^{87}$Rb is \( a_{ho}=\left( + {\hbar}/{m\omega_\perp}\right)^\frac{1}{2}=1-2 \times 10^4 \) \AA\ + . The interaction between $^{87}$Rb atoms can be well represented by + its s-wave scattering length, \( a_{Rb} \). This scattering length lies + in the range \( 85 a_0 < a_{Rb} < 140 a_0 \) where \( a_0 = 0.5292 \) \AA\ is + the Bohr radius. The definite value \( a_{Rb} = 100 a_0 \) is usually + selected and for calculations the definite ratio of atom size to trap + size \( a_{Rb}/a_{ho} = 4.33 \times 10^{-3} \) is usually chosen. A + typical $^{87}$Rb atom density in the trap is \( n \simeq 10^{12}- + 10^{14} \) atoms per cubic cm, giving an inter-atom spacing \( \ell + \simeq 10^4 \) \AA. Thus the effective atom size is small compared to + both the trap size and the inter-atom spacing, the condition for + diluteness (\( na^3_{Rb} \simeq 10^{-6} \) where \( n = N/V \) is the number + density).
Many theoretical studies of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) in gases @@ -210,7 +211,7 @@
This trial wave function is used to study the sensitivity of +
This trial wave function is used to study the sensitivity of condensate and non-condensate properties to the hard sphere radius and the number of particles. The trap we will use is a spherical (S) or an elliptical (E) harmonic trap in one, two and finally three @@ -602,7 +603,7 @@