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We propose an analytical method to study the entangled spatial and spin dynamics of interacting bimodal Bose-Einstein condensates. We show that at particular times during the evolution spatial and spin dynamics disentangle and the spin squeezing can be predicted by a simple two-mode model. We calculate the maximum spin squeezing achievable in experimentally relevant situations with Sodium or Rubidium bimodal condensates, including the effect of the dynamics and of one, two and three-body losses.
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Li, Y., Treutlein, P., Reichel, J. et al. Spin squeezing in a bimodal condensate: spatial dynamics and particle losses. Eur. Phys. J. B 68, 365–381 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2008-00472-6
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