Stripe formation in Bose-Einstein condensates with large numbers of vortices

Journal Article · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.67.063602· OSTI ID:20639795

Mueller, Erich J; Ho, Tin-Lun ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA (United States)

We analyze recent experiments at JILA, which observe periodic formation of stripes in a rotating Bose condensate [Engels et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 100403 (2002)], and explain this behavior as a consequence of kinetic energy driven evolution, where the vortices follow a quadrupolar flow. We demonstrate that the structure of vortex lattices in the lowest Landau level is a useful tool for understanding such complex phenomena, even when the system is not in the quantum Hall regime.

• OSTI ID: 20639795
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 67, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.063602; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION
EVOLUTION
HALL EFFECT
KINETIC ENERGY
PERIODICITY
QUANTUM MECHANICS
VORTICES