Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2009-12-18
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
4 pages, 4 figures, 1 EPAPS file
Scientific paper
We report experimental observations and numerical simulations of the formation, dynamics, and lifetimes of single and multiply charged quantized vortex dipoles in highly oblate dilute-gas Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). We nucleate pairs of vortices of opposite charge (vortex dipoles) by forcing superfluid flow around a repulsive gaussian obstacle within the BEC. By controlling the flow velocity we determine the critical velocity for the nucleation of a single vortex dipole, with excellent agreement between experimental and numerical results. We present measurements of vortex dipole dynamics, finding that the vortex cores of opposite charge can exist for many seconds and that annihilation is inhibited in our highly oblate trap geometry. For sufficiently rapid flow velocities we find that clusters of like-charge vortices aggregate into long-lived dipolar flow structures.
Anderson Brian P.
Bradley Alexander S.
Davis Mark J.
Neely Tyler W.
Samson E. C.
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