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Fermionic atom laser

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An output coupling of a magnetically trapped two-species Fermi gas to a untrapped species is considered which can be implemented using rf or optical Raman transitions. The process can be used to produce an intense output beam of fermionic atoms once the device reaches a threshold in the zero-temperature case. For finite temperatures there is no threshold, as the output current grows smoothly. This behavior, which is reminiscent of conventional optical and cavity-QED lasers, suggests the name fermionic atom laser for this device.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, Yerevan Physics Institute, Alikhanian Br.-2, Yerevan, 375036, Armenia

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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 70, No. 1, 13–17 (10 July 1999)

Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.

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Petrosyan, K.G. Fermionic atom laser. Jetp Lett. 70, 11–16 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.568122

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