The interference between two condensates with repulsive interaction is investigated numerically by solving the onedimensional time-dependent Gross–Pitaevskii equation.The periodic interference pattern forms in two co...The interference between two condensates with repulsive interaction is investigated numerically by solving the onedimensional time-dependent Gross–Pitaevskii equation.The periodic interference pattern forms in two condensates,which are prepared in a double-well potential consisting of two truncated harmonic wells centered at different positions.Dark solitons are observed when two condensates overlap.Due to the existence of atom–atom interactions,atoms are transferred among the ground state and the excited states,which coincides with the condensate energy change.展开更多
A physical model has been constructed to represent the condensate film pattern on a horizontal downward- facing surface with fins,which is based on visual observation in experiment.The results of analysis using this m...A physical model has been constructed to represent the condensate film pattern on a horizontal downward- facing surface with fins,which is based on visual observation in experiment.The results of analysis using this model confirms the validity of the critical wave length formula obtained from Rayleigh-Taylor stability analysis. This formula may be used as a criterion to design horizontal downward-facing surfaces with fins that can best destabilize the condensate film,thus enhancing condensation heat transfer.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Doctoral Funds of Guizhou Normal College,China(Grant No.2015BS006)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11271158 and 11174108)
文摘The interference between two condensates with repulsive interaction is investigated numerically by solving the onedimensional time-dependent Gross–Pitaevskii equation.The periodic interference pattern forms in two condensates,which are prepared in a double-well potential consisting of two truncated harmonic wells centered at different positions.Dark solitons are observed when two condensates overlap.Due to the existence of atom–atom interactions,atoms are transferred among the ground state and the excited states,which coincides with the condensate energy change.
文摘A physical model has been constructed to represent the condensate film pattern on a horizontal downward- facing surface with fins,which is based on visual observation in experiment.The results of analysis using this model confirms the validity of the critical wave length formula obtained from Rayleigh-Taylor stability analysis. This formula may be used as a criterion to design horizontal downward-facing surfaces with fins that can best destabilize the condensate film,thus enhancing condensation heat transfer.
