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Title: Vortices in a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential

Abstract

We consider a pair of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations modeling a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential, with emphasis on the structure of vortex states by varying the strength of inter-component interaction, rotational frequency, and the aspect ratio of the harmonic potential. Our results show that the inter-component interaction greatly enhances the effect of rotation. For the case of isotropic harmonic potential and small inter-component interaction, the initial vortex structure remains unchanged. As the ratio of inter- to intra-component interactions increases, each component undergoes a transition from a vortex lattice (vortex line) in an isotropic (anisotropic) harmonic potential to an alternatively arranged stripe pattern, and eventually to the interwoven “serpentine” vortex sheets. Moreover, in the case of anisotropic harmonic potential the system can develop to a rotating droplet structure. -- Highlights: •Different vortex structures are obtained within the full parameter space. •Effects of system parameters on the ground state structure are discussed. •Phase transition between different vortex structures is also examined. •Present one possible way to obtain the rotating droplet structure. •Provide many possibilities to manipulate vortex in two-component BEC.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]; ; ;  [1]
  1. Key Laboratory of Time and Frequency Primary Standards, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710600 (China)
  2. Department of Physics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22314839
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Annals of Physics (New York)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 346; Journal Issue: Complete; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-4916
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; DROPLETS; GROUND STATES; HARMONIC POTENTIAL; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; ROTATION; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; VORTICES

Citation Formats

Zhang, Xiao-Fei, Du, Zhi-Jing, Tan, Ren-Bing, Dong, Rui-Fang, Chang, Hong, and Zhang, Shou-Gang. Vortices in a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/J.AOP.2014.04.015.
Zhang, Xiao-Fei, Du, Zhi-Jing, Tan, Ren-Bing, Dong, Rui-Fang, Chang, Hong, & Zhang, Shou-Gang. Vortices in a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AOP.2014.04.015
Zhang, Xiao-Fei, Du, Zhi-Jing, Tan, Ren-Bing, Dong, Rui-Fang, Chang, Hong, and Zhang, Shou-Gang. 2014. "Vortices in a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AOP.2014.04.015.
@article{osti_22314839,
title = {Vortices in a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential},
author = {Zhang, Xiao-Fei and Du, Zhi-Jing and Tan, Ren-Bing and Dong, Rui-Fang and Chang, Hong and Zhang, Shou-Gang},
abstractNote = {We consider a pair of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations modeling a rotating two-component Bose–Einstein condensate with tunable interactions and harmonic potential, with emphasis on the structure of vortex states by varying the strength of inter-component interaction, rotational frequency, and the aspect ratio of the harmonic potential. Our results show that the inter-component interaction greatly enhances the effect of rotation. For the case of isotropic harmonic potential and small inter-component interaction, the initial vortex structure remains unchanged. As the ratio of inter- to intra-component interactions increases, each component undergoes a transition from a vortex lattice (vortex line) in an isotropic (anisotropic) harmonic potential to an alternatively arranged stripe pattern, and eventually to the interwoven “serpentine” vortex sheets. Moreover, in the case of anisotropic harmonic potential the system can develop to a rotating droplet structure. -- Highlights: •Different vortex structures are obtained within the full parameter space. •Effects of system parameters on the ground state structure are discussed. •Phase transition between different vortex structures is also examined. •Present one possible way to obtain the rotating droplet structure. •Provide many possibilities to manipulate vortex in two-component BEC.},
doi = {10.1016/J.AOP.2014.04.015},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22314839}, journal = {Annals of Physics (New York)},
issn = {0003-4916},
number = Complete,
volume = 346,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}