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Dynamics of Dark Solitons in a Trapped Superfluid Fermi Gas

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. INO-CNR BEC Center and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Trento, Via Sommarive 14, I-38123 Povo (Italy)
We study soliton oscillations in a trapped superfluid Fermi gas across the Bose-Einstein condensate to Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BEC-BCS) crossover. We derive an exact equation for the oscillation period in terms of observable quantities, which we confirm by solving the time-dependent Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. Hence we reveal the appearance and dynamics of solitons across the crossover, and show that the period dramatically increases as the soliton becomes shallower on the BCS side of the resonance. Finally, we propose an experimental protocol to test our predictions.
OSTI ID:
21538320
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 106; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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