Atom-laser dynamics
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2001-09-13
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Robins, N.P
Savage, Craig
Ostrovskaya, Elena
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American Physical Society
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An ideal atom laser would produce an atomic beam with highly stable flux and energy. In practice, the
stability is likely to be limited by technical noise and nonlinear dynamical effects. We investigate the dynamics
of an atom laser using a comprehensive one-dimensional, mean-field numerical model. We fully model the
output beam and experimentally important physics such as three-body recombination. We find that at highpump
rates, the latter plays a role in suppressing the high-frequency dynamics, which would otherwise limit the
stability of the output beam.
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Keywords: Anisotropy; Atomic beams; Continuum mechanics; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electron transitions; Electronic structure; Gravitational effects; Mathematical models; Particle accelerator accessories; Pumping (laser); Raman scattering; Runge Kutta methods
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Physical Review A 64.4 (2001): 043605/1-4
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Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
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