Nonlinear dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a magnetic waveguide

H Ott, J Fortágh, S Kraft, A Günther, D Komma… - Physical review …, 2003 - APS
H Ott, J Fortágh, S Kraft, A Günther, D Komma, C Zimmermann
Physical review letters, 2003APS
We have studied the internal and external dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an
anharmonic magnetic waveguide. An oscillating condensate experiences a strong coupling
between the center of mass motion and the internal collective modes. Because of the
anharmonicity of the magnetic potential, not only the center of mass motion shows harmonic
frequency generation, but also the internal dynamics exhibit nonlinear frequency mixing.
Thereby, the condensate shows shape oscillations with an extremely large change in the …
We have studied the internal and external dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in an anharmonic magnetic waveguide. An oscillating condensate experiences a strong coupling between the center of mass motion and the internal collective modes. Because of the anharmonicity of the magnetic potential, not only the center of mass motion shows harmonic frequency generation, but also the internal dynamics exhibit nonlinear frequency mixing. Thereby, the condensate shows shape oscillations with an extremely large change in the aspect ratio of up to a factor of 10. We describe the data with a theoretical model to high accuracy. For strong excitations we test the experimental data for indications of a chaotic behavior.
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