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To: ManyMoose who wrote (679493)	4/14/2005 6:57:18 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

'The condensate first shrinks as expected, but rather than gradually clumping together in a mass, there is instead a sudden explosion of atoms outward. This "explosion," which actually corresponds to a tiny amount of energy by normal standards, continues for a few thousandths of a second. Left behind is a small cold remnant condensate surrounded by the expanding gas of the explosion. About half the original atoms in the condensate seem to have vanished in that they are not seen in either the remnant or the expanding gas cloud.' !!!!!!!!! 'Since the phenomenon looks very much like a tiny supernova, or exploding star, the JILA team dubbed it a "Bosenova." The most surprising thing about the Bosenova is that the fundamental physical process behind the explosion is still a mystery.' I would expect the 'explosion' to cool (lower the energy state) of the atoms left behind... but, WHERE do the 'vanished' atoms go????? (Or is it attributable to experimental error?)