Interaction of two ultra-cold spin polarize he* atoms

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: FMBI950401

Project closed

Start date 1 May 1996

End date 30 April 1998

Funded under

• Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht
Netherlands

Objective

We propose to carry out the first scattering experiments with a beam of monochromatic neutral particles and an ultra-cold neutral target gas. As collision system we select spin-polarized triplet He-metastables, which interact via the molecular quintet-sigma potential. By performing the experiments over an energy range from 10 to 100 micro-eV we will be able for the first time to measure with spectroscopic precision the long-range van der Waals interaction in the region of 100 atomic units. These results will further yield evidence for the possibility of observing the so far unobserved quantum-phenomenon of Bose-Einstein condensation in this system.

Programme(s)

• FP4-TMR - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of the training and mobility of researchers, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• 0302 - Post-doctoral research training grants
• TP07 - Statistical Physics

Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 5,Princetonplein ; 3508 CC Utrecht ; Netherlands
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

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Denmark

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