Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2006-10-09
Phys. Rev. A, 77 (2008) 023605
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
8 pages, 6 figures (low res). To appear in Phys. Rev. A. Full resolution preprint available at: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~r
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.77.023605
We study the formation of vortices, vortex necklaces and vortex ring structures as a result of the interference of higher-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). This study is motivated by earlier theoretical results pertaining to the formation of dark solitons by interfering quasi one-dimensional BECs, as well as recent experiments demonstrating the formation of vortices by interfering higher-dimensional BECs. Here, we demonstrate the genericity of the relevant scenario, but also highlight a number of additional possibilities emerging in higher-dimensional settings. A relevant example is, e.g., the formation of a "cage" of vortex rings surrounding the three-dimensional bulk of the condensed atoms. The effects of the relative phases of the different BEC fragments and the role of damping due to coupling with the thermal cloud are also discussed. Our predictions should be immediately tractable in currently existing experimental BEC setups.
Carretero-González Ricardo
Frantzeskakis Dimitri J.
Kevrekidis Panagiotis G.
Whitaker N.
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