Moment of inertia of a trapped superfluid gas of Fermions
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The moment of inertia Q of a trapped superfluid gas of atomic Fermions (6Li) is calculated as a function of the temperature. At zero temperature the moment of inertia takes on the irrotational flow value. Only for T very close to Tc rigid rotation is attained. It is proposed that future measurements of the rotational energy will unambiguously reveal whether the system is in a superfluid state or not.
43 pages, 5 figures ; accepted in Phys. Rev. A
43 pages, 5 figures ; accepted in Phys. Rev. A