Quantum interference in microgravity with Bose-Einstein Condensates
Evento
- Titolo:
- Quantum interference in microgravity with Bose-Einstein Condensates
- Quando:
- Mer, 4. Aprile 2012, 16:00 - 17:00
- Dove:
- Bari,
- Categoria:
- Seminari
Descrizione
The impossibility to distinguish a local experiment in free space from one in a free falling elevator led Einstein to the development of the theory of general relativity. Interestingly, the universality of free fall can be tested by exploiting matter-wave interferometry in microgravity. In particular, millions of atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate can be described by a single macroscopic wave function which offers itself for quantum interference experiments. We describe BEC quantum interference in an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder-type interferometer during free fall taking advantage of the scaling approach in the time-dependent Thomas-Fermi approximation.
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Relatore:Dr. Vincenzo Tamma
