Jun 13, 2005

On the stability of Bose-Fermi mixtures

T Karpiuk, M Brewczyk, M Gajda and K Rzążewski

We consider the stability of a mixture of degenerate Bose and Fermi gases. Even though the bosons effectively repel each other, the mixture can still collapse provided the Bose and Fermi gases attract each other strongly enough. For a given number of atoms and the strengths of the interactions between them, we find the geometry of a maximally compact trap that supports the stable mixture. We compare a simple analytical estimation for the critical axial frequency of the trap with results based on the numerical solution of hydrodynamic equations for the Bose–Fermi mixture.

J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 38 L215-L221

May 24, 2005

Semi-classical approaches to the ion-atom scattering

Maciej Janowicz, Katarzyna Słabkowska, Piotr Matuszak and Marek Polasik

Three semi-classical approaches to the simulation of ion–atom scattering: the Kirschbaum–Wilets, the Cohen energy-bounded, and the wave-packet – are used to calculate the ionization and charge-transfer cross sections for the scattering of fully stripped sulfur ions on atomic hydrogen. Their comparison in the high-energy regime is provided. Elements of microscopic analysis of Kirschbaum–Wilets trajectories are given.

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Vol 235, 1-4, (2005)

Apr 14, 2005

Different mechanisms of cluster explosion within an unified time-dependent Thomas-Fermi approach: optical and short-wavelength regimes compared

Marian Rusek and Arkadiusz Orlowski

The dynamics of small (55 atoms) argon clusters ionized by an intense femtosecond laser pulse is studied using a time-dependent Thomas-Fermi model. The resulting Bloch-like hydrodynamic equations are solved numerically using the smooth particle hydrodynamics method without the necessity of grid simulations. As follows from recent experiments, absorption of radiation and subsequent ionization of clusters observed in the short-wavelength laser frequency regime (98 nm) differs considerably from that in the optical spectral range (800 nm). Our theoretical approach provides a unified framework for treating these very different frequency regimes and allows for a deeper understanding of the underlying cluster explosion mechanisms. The results of our analysis following from extensive numerical simulations presented in this paper are compared both with experimental findings and with predictions of other theoretical models.

Phys. Rev. A 71, 043202 (2005)

Feb 16, 2005

Trojan States of Electrons Guided by Bessel Beams

Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, Zofia Bialynicka-Birula and Bartosz Chmura

Previous work [I. Bialynicki-Birula, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 93}, 20402 (2004)] is extended to cover more realistic examples of electromagnetic waves, viz. the Bessel beams. It is shown that electrons may be guided by a Bessel beam with nonvanishing orbital angular momentum. The mechanism for trapping the electrons near the electromagnetic vortex line of such a wave field is the same as for the Trojan states of Rydberg electrons produced by a circularly polarized wave. The main difference is that in the present case the transverse motion of electrons in a beam is confined under the action of the electromagnetic wave alone, no additional attraction center is required. We also discuss briefly the motion of electrons in Neumann and Hankel beams.

Physics/0502025 (February 2005)

Free Electrons Generation in the Interaction of Intense Laser Pulses with Atomic Clusters

M. Rusek and A. Orłowski

Interaction of argon clusters with intense laser pulses is studied theoretically. Free electrons energy distribution is studied. Differences between infrared and vacuum ultraviolet frequency regimes are pointed out. Clear physical interpretation of the obtained results is given.

ACTA PHYS. POLONICA A Vol. 107 (2005)

Aug 23, 2004

Probabilistic models of income distributions.

Piotr Łukasiewicz and Arkadiusz Orłowski

The results showing relationships between distributions of individual incomes and incomes of two-earners households are presented. It is shown that individual incomes are very well described by Dagum's distributions. Income distributions in two quite different countries (USA and Poland) are studied for comparison. Obtained results show very striking and interesting differences.

Physica A Vol. 344, 1-2

Aug 20, 2004

Application of bootstrap to detecting chaos in financial time series

Katarzyna Brzozowska-Rup and Arkadiusz Orłowski

A moving blocks bootstrap procedure is used to investigate the dynamics of nominal exchange rates and the return rates of the US Dollar against the Polish Zloty. The problem if these financial time series exhibit chaotic behavior is undertaken. A possibility of detecting the presence of a positive Lyapunov exponent is studied.

Physica A. 344, 1-2

Jul 22, 2004

Classical-field approximation for cold weakly interacting bosons without free parameters

Łukasz Zawitkowski, Mirosław Brewczyk, Mariusz Gajda and Kazimierz Rzążewski

The classical-field approximation to cold weakly interacting bosons allows for a unified treatment of condensed and uncondensed parts of the system. Until now, however, the quantitative predictions were limited by a dependence of the results on a grid chosen for numerical implementation of the method. In this paper, we propose replacing this unphysical ambiguity by an additional postulate: the temperature of the gas at thermal equilibrium should be the same as that of an ideal Bose gas with the same fraction of condensed atoms. As it turns out, with this additional assumption, nearly all atoms are within the classical fields, thus the method applies to the whole system.

Phys. Rev. A 70, 033614 (2004)

May 17, 2004

Temperature-dependent Bogoliubov approximation in the classical field approach to weakly interacting Bose gases.

Mirosław Brewczyk, Peter Borowski, Mariusz Gajda and Kazimierz Rzążewski

A classical field approximation to the finite temperature microcanonical thermodynamics of weakly interacting Bose gases is applied to the idealized case of atoms confined in a box with periodic boundary conditions. The whole isolated system is described by a set of classical amplitudes. We show that if the system is in equilibrium the classical amplitudes follow the equipartition theorem which allows us to assign a unique temperature to each given energy state. We also analyse the spectral properties of classical amplitudes and obtain nonperturbative results for the chemical potential as well as temperature-dependent Bogoliubov frequencies and their damping rates. Where available, we make comparison with the analytical estimates of these quantities.

J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 37 2725-2738

May 7, 2004

Dynamics of Argon Clusters in an Intense Laser Pulse: Bloch-Like Hydrodynamic Model

M. Rusek and A. Orłowski

The dynamics of small (≤55 atoms) argon clusters ionized by an intense, infrared, femtosecond laser pulse is studied using a Bloch-like hydrodynamic model. Evolution of both free electrons and ions formed in the cluster explosion process is examined. Oscillations of the electron cloud in a rare-gas atomic cluster are described as a motion of a fluid obeying Bloch-like hydrodynamic equations. Our theoretical approach includes all possible ionization mechanisms: tunnel (or field) ionization both by an external laser field, and by an internal field due to the space-charge distribution inside the cluster, as well as electron-impact (or collisional) ionization. The results of our simulations are compared both with experimental findings and with predictions of other theoretical models.

Acta Phys. Polonica A, Vol. 106 No 1