Browsing by Author "Henn, E.A.L."

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    Collective excitation of a Bose-Einstein condensate by modulation of the atomic scattering length
    (American Physical Society, 2010) Pollack, S.E.; Dries, D.; Hulet, R.G.; Magalhães, K.M.F.; Henn, E.A.L.; Ramos, E.R.F.; Caracanhas, M.A.; Bagnato, V.S.; Rice Quantum Institute
    We excite the lowest-lying quadrupole mode of a Bose-Einstein condensate by modulating the atomic scattering length via a Feshbach resonance. Excitation occurs at various modulation frequencies, and resonances located at the natural quadrupole frequency of the condensate and at the first harmonic are observed. We also investigate the amplitude of the excited mode as a function of modulation depth. Numerical simulations based on a variational calculation agree with our experimental results and provide insight into the observed behavior.