%0 Journal Article
%T Bose-Einstein condensation in 87Rb: characterization of the Brazilian experiment
%A Henn
%A E. A. L.
%A Seman
%A J. A.
%A Seco
%A G. B.
%A Olimpio
%A E. P.
%A Castilho
%A P.
%A Roati
%A G.
%A Magalh£żes
%A D. V.
%A Magalh£żes
%A K. M. F.
%A Bagnato
%A V. S.
%J Brazilian Journal of Physics
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S0103-97332008000200012
%X we describe the experimental apparatus and the methods to achieve bose-einstein condensation in 87rb atoms. atoms are first laser cooled in a standard double magneto-optical trap setup and then transferred into a quic trap. the system is brought to quantum degeneracy selectively removing the hottest atoms from the trap by radio-frequency radiation. we also present the main theoretical aspects of the bose-einstein condensation phenomena in atomic gases.
%K bose-einstein condensation
%K quantum fluids
%K quantum phase transition
%K laser cooling and trapping
%K evaporative cooling.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0103-97332008000200012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en