Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2009-02-18
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102,125301 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.125301
Condensates of spin-1 sodium display rich spin dynamics due to the antiferromagnetic nature of the interactions in this system. We use Faraday rotation spectroscopy to make a continuous and minimally destructive measurement of the dynamics over multiple spin oscillations on a single evolving condensate. This method provides a sharp signature to locate a magnetically tuned separatrix in phase space which depends on the net magnetization. We also observe a phase transition from a two- to a three-component condensate at a low but finite temperature using a Stern-Gerlach imaging technique. This transition should be preserved as a zero-temperature quantum phase transition.
Jung Sebastian
Lett Paul D.
Liu Yingmei
Maxwell Stephen E.
Tiesinga Eite
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