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Title: Ferrofluidity in a Two-Component Dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo 182-8585 (Japan)
  2. Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan)

It is shown that the interface in a two-component Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) with a dipole-dipole interaction spontaneously develops patterns similar to those formed in a ferrofluid. Hexagonal, labyrinthine, solitonlike structures, and hysteretic behavior are numerically demonstrated. Superflow is found to circulate around the hexagonal pattern at rest, offering evidence of supersolidity. The system sustains persistent current with a vortex line pinned by the hexagonal pattern. These phenomena may be realized using a {sup 52}Cr BEC.

OSTI ID:
21325537
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 102, Issue 23; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.230403; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English