Authors
Dale G Fried, Thomas C Killian, Lorenz Willmann, David Landhuis, Stephen C Moss, Daniel Kleppner, Thomas J Greytak
Publication date
1998/11/2
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Volume
81
Issue
18
Pages
3811
Publisher
American Physical Society
Description
We report observation of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of a trapped, dilute gas of atomic hydrogen. The condensate and normal gas are studied by two-photon spectroscopy of the 1 S-2 S transition. Interactions among the atoms produce a shift of the resonance frequency proportional to density. The condensate is clearly distinguished by its large frequency shift. The peak condensate density is 4.8±1.1× 10 15 cm− 3, corresponding to a condensate population of 10 9 atoms. The BEC transition occurs at about T= 50 μ K and n= 1.8× 10 14 cm− 3.
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