CREATION OF DARK SOLITONS AND VORTICES IN BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES

Authors
DUM R CIRAC JI LEWENSTEIN M ZOLLER P
Citation
R. Dum et al., CREATION OF DARK SOLITONS AND VORTICES IN BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES, Physical review letters, 80(14), 1998, pp. 2972-2975
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
80
Issue
14
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2972 - 2975
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1998)80:14<2972:CODSAV>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We propose and analyze a scheme to create dark solitons and vortices i n Bose-Einstein condensates. This is achieved starting from a condensa te in the internal state \n) and transferring the atoms to the interna l state \b) via a Raman transition induced by laser light. By scanning adiabatically the Raman detuning, dark solitons and vortices are crea ted.