Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates

We propose a simple experimental scheme to generate spin textures in the ground state of interacting ultracold bosonic atoms loaded in a two-dimensional harmonic trap. Our scheme is based on two copropagating Laguerre-Gauss laser beams illuminating the atoms and coupling two of their internal ground...

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Main Authors: Hu, Yu-Xin, Miniatura, Christian, Grémaud, Benoît
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-810942020-09-26T21:55:53Z Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates Hu, Yu-Xin Miniatura, Christian Grémaud, Benoît Institute of Advanced Studies Boson systems We propose a simple experimental scheme to generate spin textures in the ground state of interacting ultracold bosonic atoms loaded in a two-dimensional harmonic trap. Our scheme is based on two copropagating Laguerre-Gauss laser beams illuminating the atoms and coupling two of their internal ground state Zeeman sublevels. Using a Gross-Pitaevskii description, we show that the ground state of the atomic system has different topological properties depending on the interaction strength and the laser beam intensity. A half-skyrmion state develops at low interactions while a vortex-antivortex pair develops at large interactions. MOE (Min. of Education, S’pore) Published version 2015-12-17T03:07:22Z 2019-12-06T14:21:16Z 2015-12-17T03:07:22Z 2019-12-06T14:21:16Z 2015 Journal Article Hu, Y.-X., Miniatura, C., & Grémaud, B. (2015). Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates. Physical Review A, 92, 033615-. 1050-2947 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81094 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39120 10.1103/PhysRevA.92.033615 en Physical Review A ©2015 American Physical Society. This paper was published in Physical Review A and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Physical Society. The published version is available at:[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.033615]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. 8 p. application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
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topic Boson systems
spellingShingle Boson systems
Hu, Yu-Xin
Miniatura, Christian
Grémaud, Benoît
Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
description We propose a simple experimental scheme to generate spin textures in the ground state of interacting ultracold bosonic atoms loaded in a two-dimensional harmonic trap. Our scheme is based on two copropagating Laguerre-Gauss laser beams illuminating the atoms and coupling two of their internal ground state Zeeman sublevels. Using a Gross-Pitaevskii description, we show that the ground state of the atomic system has different topological properties depending on the interaction strength and the laser beam intensity. A half-skyrmion state develops at low interactions while a vortex-antivortex pair develops at large interactions.
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Hu, Yu-Xin
Miniatura, Christian
Grémaud, Benoît
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author Hu, Yu-Xin
Miniatura, Christian
Grémaud, Benoît
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title Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
title_short Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
title_full Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
title_fullStr Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
title_full_unstemmed Half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
title_sort half-skyrmion and vortex-antivortex pairs in spinor condensates
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