We show that quantum-mechanical reflection can severely disrupt the structure of Bose-Einstein condensates and explain anomalously low reflection coefficients recently observed for condensates reflected from a Si surface.
Disruption of Bose-Einstein condensates on classical and quantum reflection
2005 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference ; 1 ; 435-437 Vol. 1
2005-01-01
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