Bose-Fermi mixtures in optical lattices

Using mean field theory, we have studied Bose-Fermi mixtures in a one-dimensional optical lattice in the case of an attractive boson-fermion interaction. We consider that the fermions are in the degenerate regime and that the laser intensities are such that quantum coherence across the condensate is...

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Autores: Centelles Aixalà, Mario, Guilleumas, Montserrat, Barranco Gómez, Manuel, Mayol Sánchez, Ricardo, Pi Pericay, Martí
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/45469
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/45469
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Òptica quàntica
Física nuclear
Superfluïdesa
Matèria condensada
Quantum optics
Nuclear physics
Superfluidity
Condensed matter
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Resumo:Using mean field theory, we have studied Bose-Fermi mixtures in a one-dimensional optical lattice in the case of an attractive boson-fermion interaction. We consider that the fermions are in the degenerate regime and that the laser intensities are such that quantum coherence across the condensate is ensured. We discuss the effect of the optical lattice on the critical rotational frequency for vortex line creation in the Bose-Einstein condensate, as well as how it affects the stability of the boson-fermion mixture. A reduction of the critical frequency for nucleating a vortex is observed as the strength of the applied laser is increased. The onset of instability of the mixture occurs for a sizably lower number of fermions in the presence of a deep optical lattice.