Dynamics of Spin-Orbit Coupled Bose-Einstein Condensates in a Random Potential
Disorder plays a crucial role in spin dynamics in solids and condensed matter systems. We demonstrate that for a spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate in a random potential two mechanisms of spin evolution that can be characterized as "precessional" and "anomalous" are at w...
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| Published in | Physical review letters Vol. 115; no. 18; p. 180402 |
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| Main Authors | , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
30.10.2015
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| Summary: | Disorder plays a crucial role in spin dynamics in solids and condensed matter systems. We demonstrate that for a spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate in a random potential two mechanisms of spin evolution that can be characterized as "precessional" and "anomalous" are at work simultaneously. The precessional mechanism, typical for solids, is due to the condensate displacement. The unconventional anomalous mechanism is due to the spin-dependent velocity producing the distribution of the condensate spin polarization. The condensate expansion is accompanied by a random displacement and fragmentation, where it becomes sparse, as clearly revealed in the spin dynamics. Thus, different stages of the evolution can be characterized by looking at the condensate spin. |
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| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.180402 |