Spatial non-Destructive Imaging of Spin Domains in Bose-Einstein Condensates

dc.rights.license	CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisor	Straten, P. van der
dc.contributor.author	Riet, C. te
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-03T17:00:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-03T17:00:30Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.identifier.uri	https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/18495
dc.description.abstract	A simple experimental method is demonstrated to spatially and non-destructively image spin states in a BEC of sodium-23. The birefringeant properties of the spin -1 and spin 0 states of the F=1 ground are used in combination with phase-contrast imaging to create a linear combination of two images taken in quick succession. We show that in the high detuning/low density limit the created linear combination is proportional to the density of either spin -1 or spin 0 states. The technique is used to estimate the spin drag coefficient of a spin -1 and spin 0 domains moving through in FORT under the influence of a spin dependent force.
dc.description.sponsorship	Utrecht University
dc.format.extent	7407412
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.title	Spatial non-Destructive Imaging of Spin Domains in Bose-Einstein Condensates
dc.type.content	Master Thesis
dc.rights.accessrights	Open Access
dc.subject.keywords	PCI, Bose-Einstein Condensation, non-destructive imaging, spin domains, spin drag,
dc.subject.courseuu	Nanomaterials: Chemistry and Physics