Generic equilibration dynamics of planar defects in trapped atomic superfluids
- Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Here, we investigate equilibration processes shortly after sudden perturbations are applied to ultracold trapped superfluids. We show the similarity of phase imprinting and localized density depletion perturbations, both of which initially are found to produce “phase walls”. These planar defects are associated with a sharp gradient in the phase. Importantly they relax following a quite general sequence. Our studies, based on simulations of the complex time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equation, address the challenge posed by these experiments: how a superfluid eventually eliminatesa spatially extended planar defect. The processes involved are necessarily more complex than equilibration involving simpler line vortices. An essential mechanism form relaxation involves repeated formation and loss of vortex rings near the trap edge.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1360130
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1179955
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 91, Issue 3; ISSN 1050-2947
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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