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Phys. Rev. A 74, 065601 (2006) [4 pages]

Bose-Einstein-condensed atoms in toroidal traps

A. D. Jackson1 and G. M. Kavoulakis2
1Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
2Mathematical Physics, Lund Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden

Received 24 July 2006; published 15 December 2006

We consider Bose-Einstein-condensed atoms confined in a toroidal trap. Under conditions of one-dimensional behavior, the density distribution of the atoms may be exponentially localized or delocalized, even for very small variations in the trapping potential along the torus. For similar reasons, small irregularities of the trap may also have a very pronounced effect on the density of the cloud. The excitation spectrum is also affected by the presence of some spatially varying potential and/or irregularities in the trap.

©2006 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.74.065601
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.065601
PACS: 03.75.Hh
  • 03.75.Hh
    Static properties of Bose-Einstein condensates; thermodynamical, statistical, and structural properties
  • YEAR: 2006
KEYWORDS: Bose-Einstein condensation, radiation pressure

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