Image analysis of microgravity Bose-Einstein condensation

With the recent production of Bose-Einstein condensates aboard the International Space Station using NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), research is underway focusing on new condensate geometries made available by a microgravity environment. We report fitting analysis and trap frequency characterization of imaging data from condensates in both conventional and rf-dressed magnetic potentials. This information will be used for calibration and design of future experiments with CAL examining ellipsoidal shell condensate geometries.