Shell-shaped condensates with gravitational sag: contact and dipolar interactions.

We investigate Bose-Einstein condensates in bubble trap potentials in the presence of a small gravity. In particular, we focus on thin shells and study both contact and dipolar interacting condensates. We first analyze the effects of the anisotropic nature of the dipolar interactions, which already...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Arazo, Maria, Mayol Sánchez, Ricardo, Guilleumas, Montserrat
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/183153
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183153
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Condensació de Bose-Einstein
Teoria quàntica
Gravetat
Bose-Einstein condensation
Quantum theory
Gravity
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Sumario:We investigate Bose-Einstein condensates in bubble trap potentials in the presence of a small gravity. In particular, we focus on thin shells and study both contact and dipolar interacting condensates. We first analyze the effects of the anisotropic nature of the dipolar interactions, which already appear in the absence of gravity and are enhanced when the polarization axis of the dipoles and the gravity are slightly misaligned. Then, in the small gravity context, we investigate the dynamics of small oscillations of these thin, shell-shaped condensates triggered either by an instantaneous tilting of the gravity direction or by a sudden change of the gravity strength. This system could be a preliminary stage for realizing a gravity sensor in space laboratories.