%0 Journal Article %1 Davis1995BoseEinstein %A Davis, K. %A Mewes, M. %A Andrews, M. %A van Druten, N. %A Durfee, D. %A Kurn, D. %A Ketterle, W. %D 1995 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review Letters %K bec, experiment, historical %N 22 %P 3969--3973 %R 10.1103/physrevlett.75.3969 %T Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Gas of Sodium Atoms %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.3969 %V 75 %X We have observed Bose-Einstein condensation of sodium atoms. The atoms were trapped in a novel trap that employed both magnetic and optical forces. Evaporative cooling increased the phase-space density by 6 orders of magnitude within seven seconds. Condensates contained up to 5×105 atoms at densities exceeding 1014 cm-3. The striking signature of Bose condensation was the sudden appearance of a bimodal velocity distribution below the critical temperature of ∼2μK. The distribution consisted of an isotropic thermal distribution and an elliptical core attributed to the expansion of a dense condensate.

@article{Davis1995BoseEinstein, abstract = {We have observed Bose-Einstein condensation of sodium atoms. The atoms were trapped in a novel trap that employed both magnetic and optical forces. Evaporative cooling increased the phase-space density by 6 orders of magnitude within seven seconds. Condensates contained up to 5×105 atoms at densities exceeding 1014 cm-3. The striking signature of Bose condensation was the sudden appearance of a bimodal velocity distribution below the critical temperature of ∼2μK. The distribution consisted of an isotropic thermal distribution and an elliptical core attributed to the expansion of a dense condensate.}, added-at = {2014-01-09T15:14:33.000+0100}, author = {Davis, K. and Mewes, M. and Andrews, M. and van Druten, N. and Durfee, D. and Kurn, D. and Ketterle, W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/239f2a273486bc8958b7d763038a63f12/jaspervh}, citeulike-article-id = {2443074}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.3969}, day = 27, doi = {10.1103/physrevlett.75.3969}, interhash = {abd56bd307df4adea065780ce205bc67}, intrahash = {39f2a273486bc8958b7d763038a63f12}, issn = {0031-9007}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {bec, experiment, historical}, month = nov, number = 22, pages = {3969--3973}, posted-at = {2011-07-22 11:32:30}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2014-01-09T15:14:33.000+0100}, title = {Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Gas of Sodium Atoms}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.3969}, volume = 75, year = 1995 }