Problem
(a)Find the Bose-Einstein condensation temperature for a large number, , of non-interacting atoms of mass confined to a volume . Assume the atoms have spin 0, or have integer spin but the spin degeneracy is lifted by an applied magnetic field. A derivation of the full result is required (8 points), but you can get partial credit by just answering such questions as: What is the momentum of an atom in the condensate? What is the value of the chemical potential for ? What can be said about the value of by dimensional analysis alone?
(b)How can one create, in practice, such a BE condensate? (1 point)
(c)Estimate the number density necessary to obtain microKelvin if the atoms are (1 point).
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