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Title: Elementary modes of excitation caused by the quadratic Zeeman term and the sensitivity of spin structures of small spin-2 condensates against the magnetic field

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Center of Theoretical Nuclear Physics, National Laboratory of Heavy Ion Accelerator, Lanzhou 730000 (China) and State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275 (China)

The response of spin-2 small condensates to an external magnetic field B is studied. The parameters of the interaction are considered as variable. The emphasis is placed on clarifying the modes of excitation caused by the quadratic Zeeman term. The theoretical method used is beyond the mean-field theory. A set of eigenstates with the U(5) superset of SO(5) superset of SO(3) symmetry is introduced to facilitate the analysis. To obtain a quantitative evaluation on the response, the fidelity susceptibility and the B-dependent average populations of spin components have been calculated. Mostly the particle number N=30 is assumed. The effect with a larger or smaller N is also considered. It was found that the sensitivity of the response depends strongly both on the interaction and on the inherent symmetry.

OSTI ID:
22095671
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 84, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English