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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 363-371 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1999 |
Abstract
We analyze the effects of atom-atom collisions on a collective laser cooling scheme. We derive a quantum master equation which describes the laser cooling in presence of atom-atom collisions in the weak-condensation regime. Using such equation, we perform Monte Carlo simulations of the population dynamics in one and three dimensions. We observe that the ground-state laser-induced condensation is maintained in the presence of collisions. Laser cooling causes a transition from a Bose-Einstein distribution describing collisionally induced equilibrium, to a distribution with an effective zero temperature. We analyze also the effects of atom-atom collisions on the cooling into an excited state of the trap.
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In: Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, Vol. 69, No. 5, 11.1999, p. 363-371.
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T1 - Collisional effects on the collective laser cooling of trapped bosonic gases
AU - Santos, Luis
AU - Lewenstein, Maciej
PY - 1999/11
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AB - We analyze the effects of atom-atom collisions on a collective laser cooling scheme. We derive a quantum master equation which describes the laser cooling in presence of atom-atom collisions in the weak-condensation regime. Using such equation, we perform Monte Carlo simulations of the population dynamics in one and three dimensions. We observe that the ground-state laser-induced condensation is maintained in the presence of collisions. Laser cooling causes a transition from a Bose-Einstein distribution describing collisionally induced equilibrium, to a distribution with an effective zero temperature. We analyze also the effects of atom-atom collisions on the cooling into an excited state of the trap.
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