Enhanced and reduced atom number fluctuations in a BEC splitter

Details Enhanced and reduced atom number fluctuations in a BEC splitter Enhanced and reduced atom number fluctuations in a BEC splitter

2010-05-11

arxiv.org/abs/1005.1922v1

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Quantum Physics

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We measure atom number statistics after splitting a gas of ultracold 87Rb atoms in a purely magnetic double-well potential created on an atom chip. Well below the critical temperature for Bose-Einstein condensation T_c, we observe reduced fluctuations down to -4.9dB below the atom shot noise level. Fluctuations rise to more than +3.8dB close to T_c, before reaching the shot noise level for higher temperatures. We use two-mode and classical field simulations to model these results. This allows us to confirm that the super-shot noise fluctuations directly originate from quantum statistics.

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