Monopole core instability and Alice rings in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates
Monopole core instability and Alice rings in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates
We show how the length scale hierarchy, resulting from different interaction strengths in an optically-trapped spin-1 Na-23 Bose-Einstein condensate, can lead to intriguing core deformations in singular topological defects. In particular, a point defect can be unstable with respect to the formation of a stable half-quantum vortex ring (an 'Alice ring'), providing a realistic scheme to use dissipation as a sophisticated state engineering tool. We compute the threshold for stability of the point monopole, which is beyond the current experimental regime.
bose-einstein condensation, radiation pressure, sodium, quantum optics
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Ruostekoski, J.
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Anglin, J.R.
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2003
Ruostekoski, J.
2beb155e-64b0-4ee9-9cfe-079947a9c9f4
Anglin, J.R.
8b1faf2d-d04e-43e6-be9e-e7d0da924367
Ruostekoski, J. and Anglin, J.R.
(2003)
Monopole core instability and Alice rings in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates.
Physical Review Letters, 91 (19), .
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.190402).
Abstract
We show how the length scale hierarchy, resulting from different interaction strengths in an optically-trapped spin-1 Na-23 Bose-Einstein condensate, can lead to intriguing core deformations in singular topological defects. In particular, a point defect can be unstable with respect to the formation of a stable half-quantum vortex ring (an 'Alice ring'), providing a realistic scheme to use dissipation as a sophisticated state engineering tool. We compute the threshold for stability of the point monopole, which is beyond the current experimental regime.
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Published date: 2003
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bose-einstein condensation, radiation pressure, sodium, quantum optics
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