Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2008-10-29
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.79.013605
We investigate the vortex-lattice structure for single- and two-component Bose-Einstein condensates in the presence of an optical lattice, which acts as a pinning potential for the vortices. The problem is considered in the mean-field quantum-Hall regime, which is reached when the rotation frequency $\Omega$ of the condensate in a radially symmetric trap approaches the (radial) trapping frequency $\omega$ and the interactions between the atoms are weak. We determine the vortex-lattice phase diagram as a function of optical-lattice strength and geometry. In the limit of strong pinning the vortices are always pinned at the maxima of the optical-lattice potential, similar to the slow-rotation case. At intermediate pinning strength, however, due to the competition between interactions and pinning energy, a structure arises for the two-component case where the vortices are pinned on lines of minimal potential.
Duine Rembert A.
Mink M. P.
Smith Christopher M.
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