Vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates with dominant dipolar interactions

We present full three-dimensional numerical calculations of single vortex states in rotating dipolar condensates. We consider a Bose-Einstein condensate of C 52 r atoms with dipole-dipole and s -wave contact interactions confined in an axially symmetric harmonic trap. We obtain the vortex states by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Abad, Manuel, Guilleumas, M., Mayol, R., Pi, M., Jezek, Dora Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/61366
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/61366
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vortices
Bose-Einstein
Condensate
Dipolar
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Sumario:We present full three-dimensional numerical calculations of single vortex states in rotating dipolar condensates. We consider a Bose-Einstein condensate of C 52 r atoms with dipole-dipole and s -wave contact interactions confined in an axially symmetric harmonic trap. We obtain the vortex states by numerically solving the Gross-Pitaevskii equation in the rotating frame with no further approximations. We investigate the properties of a single vortex and calculate the critical angular velocity for different values of the s -wave scattering length. We show that, whereas the standard variational approach breaks down in the limit of pure dipolar interactions, exact solutions of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation can be obtained for values of the s -wave scattering length down to zero. The energy barrier for the nucleation of a vortex is calculated as a function of the vortex displacement from the rotation axis for different values of the angular velocity of the rotating trap. © 2009 The American Physical Society.