Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
2012-02-22
Physics
Atomic Physics
13 pages, 9 figures
Scientific paper
We explore the localization of a quasi-one-, quasi-two-, and three-dimensional ultra-cold gas by a finite-range defect along the corresponding 'free'-direction/s. The time-independent non-linear Schroedinger equation that describes a Bose-Einstein condensate was used to calculate the maximum non-linear coupling constant, g_max, and thus the maximum number of atoms, N_max, that the defect potential can localize. An analytical model, based on the Thomas-Fermi approximation, is introduced for the wavefunction. We show that g_max becomes a function of R_0 sqrt(V_0) for various one-, two-, and three-dimensional defect shapes with depths V_0 and characteristic lengths R_0. Our explicit calculations show surprising agreement with this crude model over a wide range of V_0 and R_0. A scaling rule is also found for the wavefunction for the ground state at the threshold at which the localized states approach delocalization. The implication is that two defects with the same product R_0 sqrt(V_0) will thus be related to each other with the same g_max and will have the same (reduced) density profile in the free-direction/s.
Bromley M. W. J.
Cabrera-Trujillo R.
Esry B. D.
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