Journal article
Bose-Einstein Condensates with 1/r Interatomic Attraction: Electromagnetically Induced “Gravity”
Abstract
We show that particular configurations of intense off-resonant laser beams can give rise to an attractive 1/r interatomic potential between atoms located well within the laser wavelength. Such a "gravitational-like" interaction is shown to give stable Bose-Einstein condensates that are self-bound (without an additional trap) with unique scaling properties and measurably distinct signatures.
Authors
O'Dell D; Giovanazzi S; Kurizki G; Akulin VM
Journal
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 84, No. 25, pp. 5687–5690
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Publication Date
June 19, 2000
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.84.5687
ISSN
0031-9007