arXiv · 1110.0558
Spin-orbit-coupled dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates
Abstract
We propose an experimental scheme to create spin-orbit coupling in spin-3 Cr atoms using Raman processes. Employing linear Zeeman effect and optical Stark shift, two spin states within the ground electronic manifold are selected, which results in a pseudo-spin-1/2 model. We further study the ground state structures of a spin-orbit-coupled Cr condensate. We show that, in addition to the stripe structures induced by the spin-orbit coupling, the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction gives rise to the vortex phase, in which spontaneous spin vortex is formed.
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Y. Deng, J. Cheng, H. Jing, C. -P. Sun, S. Yi. 2012-06-08. Spin-orbit-coupled dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.108.125301
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