# Pair correlation of atoms scattered from colliding Bose-Einstein quasicondensates

## TL;DR

This paper analyzes how finite collision duration and finite temperature affect atom pair correlations in Bose-Einstein condensate collisions, providing an analytic model that aligns with experimental data.

## Contribution

It introduces an analytic model accounting for collision duration and temperature effects on atom correlations in BEC collisions, matching experimental observations.

## Key findings

- Finite collision duration significantly influences correlation properties.
- Analytic calculations agree with experimental measurements.
- The model helps identify physical processes affecting correlations.

## Abstract

A collision of Bose-Einstein condensates is a useful source of single nonclassically correlated pairs of atoms. Here, we consider elastic scattering of atoms from elongated clouds taking into account an effective, finite duration of the collision due to the expansion of the condensates. Also, we include the quasicondensate nature of the degenerate quantum gases, due to a finite temperature of the system. We evaluate the pair correlation function measured experimentally in K. V. Kheruntsyan, et. al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 260401 (2012). We show that the finite duration of the collision is an important factor determining the properties of the correlations. Our analytic calculations are in agreement with the measurements. The analytical model we provide, useful for identifying physical processes that influence the correlations, is relevant for experiments with nonclassical pairs of atoms.