Dugue, JRobins, NicholasFigl, CristinaJeppesen, MSummers, PaulJohnsson, MattiasHope, JosephClose, John2015-12-071050-2947http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24866We investigate the spatial structure and temporal dynamics created in a Bose-Einstein condensate by radio-frequency atom laser-output couplers using a one-dimensional mean-field model. We compare the behavior of a "pure" two-state atom laser to the multilevel systems demonstrated in laboratories. In particular, we investigate the peak homogeneous output flux, classical fluctuations in the beam, and the onset of a bound state which shuts down the atom laser output.Keywords: Atomic physics; Bose-Einstein condensation; Electron energy levels; Lasers; Mathematical models; Molecular dynamics; Bound state; Laser-output couplers; Mean-field model; Electric connectors200710.1103/PhysRevA.75.0536022015-12-07