Published January 2, 2013 | Version v1
Publication

Long-range gravitational-like interaction in a neutral atomic cold gas

Description

A quasi-resonant laser induces a long-range attractive force within a cloud of cold atoms. We take advantage of this force to build in the laboratory a system of particles with a one-dimensional gravitational-like interaction, at a fluid level of modeling. We give experimental evidences of such an interaction in a cold Strontium gas, studying the density profile of the cloud, its size as a function of the number of atoms, and its breathing oscillations.

Abstract

4 pages, 4 figures. Published in PRA 87, 013401 (2013)

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URL
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00666680
URN
urn:oai:HAL:hal-00666680v3

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Origin repository
UNICA