arXiv · 0712.4182
Spontaneously modulated spin textures in a dipolar spinor Bose-Einstein condensate
Abstract
Helical spin textures in a $^{87}$Rb F=1 spinor Bose-Einstein condensate are found to decay spontaneously toward a spatially modulated structure of spin domains. This evolution is ascribed to magnetic dipolar interactions that energetically favor the short-wavelength domains over the long-wavelength spin helix. This is confirmed by eliminating the dipolar interactions by a sequence of rf pulses and observing a suppression of the formation of the short-range domains. This study confirms the significance of magnetic dipole interactions in degenerate $^{87}$Rb F=1 spinor gases.
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M. Vengalattore, S. R. Leslie, J. Guzman, D. M. Stamper-Kurn. 2007-12-27. Spontaneously modulated spin textures in a dipolar spinor Bose-Einstein condensate. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.100.170403
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