Probing Majorana fermions in spin-orbit coupled atomic Fermi gases

Details Probing Majorana fermions in spin-orbit coupled atomic Fermi gases Probing Majorana fermions in spin-orbit coupled atomic Fermi gases

2011-11-08

arxiv.org/abs/1111.1798v2

Phys. Rev. A 85, 021603(R)(2012)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Quantum Gases

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.85.021603

We examine theoretically the visualization of Majorana fermions in a two-dimensional trapped ultracold atomic Fermi gas with spin-orbit coupling. By increasing an external Zeeman field, the trapped gas transits from non-topological to topological superfluid, via a mixed phase in which both types of superfluids coexist. We show that the zero-energy Majorana fermion, supported by the topological superfluid and localized at the vortex core, is clearly visible through (i) the core density and (ii) the local density of states, which are readily measurable in experiment. We present a realistic estimate on experimental parameters for ultracold $^{40}$K atoms.

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