title: BCS-BEC crossover at finite temperature for superfluid trapped Fermi atoms.
abstract: We consider the BCS-BEC (Bose-Einstein-condensate) crossover for a system of trapped Fermi atoms at finite temperature, both below and above the superfluid critical temperature, by including fluctuations beyond mean field. We determine the superfluid critical temperature and the pair-breaking temperature as functions of the attractive interaction between Fermi atoms, from the weak- to the strong-coupling limit (where bosonic molecules form as bound-fermion pairs). Density profiles in the trap are also obtained for all temperatures and couplings.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica, UdR INFM, Università di Camerino, I-62032 Camerino, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pieri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pisani
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Strinati