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Vortex replication in Bose-Einstein condensates trapped in double-well potentials
José R. SalgueiroHumberto MichinelMario ZacarésAlbert Ferrandosubject
Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysicsWork (thermodynamics)Linear systemAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsVortex statelaw.inventionVortexMaxima and minimaNonlinear systemClassical mechanicslawQuantum mechanicsReplication (statistics)Bose–Einstein condensatedescription
In this work we demonstrate, by means of numerical simulations, the possibility of replicating matter-wave vortices in a Bose-Einstein condensate trapped in a double-well potential. The most remarkable result is the generation of replicas of an initial vortex state located in one side of the double potential, which evolves into two copies, each one located in one of the potential minima. A simple linear theory gives the basic explanation of the phenomenon and predicts experimental realistic conditions for observation. A complementary strategy of easy experimental implementation to dramatically decrease the replication time is presented and numerically tested for the general case of nonlinear atomic interactions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-30 | Physical Review A |