51 research outputs found
Magnetically tuned spin dynamics resonance
We present the experimental observation of a magnetically tuned resonance
phenomenon resulting from spin mixing dynamics of ultracold atomic gases. In
particular we study the magnetic field dependence of spin conversion in F=2
87Rb spinor condensates in the crossover from interaction dominated to
quadratic Zeeman dominated dynamics. We discuss the observed phenomenon in the
framework of spin dynamics as well as matter wave four wave mixing. Furthermore
we show that the validity range of the single mode approximation for spin
dynamics is significantly extended in the regime of high magnetic field
Spontaneous pattern formation in an anti-ferromagnetic quantum gas
Spontaneous pattern formation is a phenomenon ubiquitous in nature, examples
ranging from Rayleigh-Benard convection to the emergence of complex organisms
from a single cell. In physical systems, pattern formation is generally
associated with the spontaneous breaking of translation symmetry and is closely
related to other symmetry-breaking phenomena, of which (anti-)ferromagnetism is
a prominent example. Indeed, magnetic pattern formation has been studied
extensively in both solid-state materials and classical liquids. Here, we
report on the spontaneous formation of wave-like magnetic patterns in a spinor
Bose-Einstein condensate, extending those studies into the domain of quantum
gases. We observe characteristic modes across a broad range of the magnetic
field acting as a control parameter. Our measurements link pattern formation in
these quantum systems to specific unstable modes obtainable from linear
stability analysis. These investigations open new prospects for controlled
studies of symmetry breaking and the appearance of structures in the quantum
domain
Measurement of a Mixed Spin Channel Feshbach Resonance in Rubidium 87
We report on the observation of a mixed spin channel Feshbach resonance at
the low magnetic field value of (9.09 +/- 0.01) G for a mixture of |2,-1> and
|1,+1> states in 87Rb. This mixture is important for applications of
multi-component BECs of 87Rb, e.g. in spin mixture physics and for quantum
entanglement. Values for position, height and width of the resonance are
reported and compared to a recent theoretical calculation of this resonance.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures minor changes, actualized citation
Ultracold quantum gases in triangular optical lattices
Over the last years the exciting developments in the field of ultracold atoms
confined in optical lattices have led to numerous theoretical proposals devoted
to the quantum simulation of problems e.g. known from condensed matter physics.
Many of those ideas demand for experimental environments with non-cubic lattice
geometries. In this paper we report on the implementation of a versatile
three-beam lattice allowing for the generation of triangular as well as
hexagonal optical lattices. As an important step the superfluid-Mott insulator
(SF-MI) quantum phase transition has been observed and investigated in detail
in this lattice geometry for the first time. In addition to this we study the
physics of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) in the presence of the
triangular optical lattice potential, especially spin changing dynamics across
the SF-MI transition. Our results suggest that below the SF-MI phase
transition, a well-established mean-field model describes the observed data
when renormalizing the spin-dependent interaction. Interestingly this opens new
perspectives for a lattice driven tuning of a spin dynamics resonance occurring
through the interplay of quadratic Zeeman effect and spin-dependent
interaction. We finally discuss further lattice configurations which can be
realized with our setup.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figure
Dynamics of F=2 Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates
We experimentally investigate and analyze the rich dynamics in F=2 spinor
Bose-Einstein condensates of Rb87. An interplay between mean-field driven spin
dynamics and hyperfine-changing losses in addition to interactions with the
thermal component is observed. In particular we measure conversion rates in the
range of 10^-12 cm^3/s for spin changing collisions within the F=2 manifold and
spin-dependent loss rates in the range of 10^-13 cm^3/s for hyperfine-changing
collisions. From our data we observe a polar behavior in the F=2 ground state
of Rb87, while we measure the F=1 ground state to be ferromagnetic. Furthermore
we see a magnetization for condensates prepared with non-zero total spin.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, RevTe
Stretching of polymers in a turbulent environment
The interaction of polymers with small-scale velocity gradients can trigger a
coil-stretch transition in the polymers. We analyze this transition within a
direct numerical simulation of shear turbulence with an Oldroyd-B model for the
polymer. In the coiled state the lengths of polymers are distributed
algebraically with an exponent alpha=2 gamma-1/De, where gamma is a
characteristic stretching rate of the flow and De the Deborah number. In the
stretched state we demonstrate that the length distribution of the polymers is
limited by the feedback to the flow
Quantum Dynamics of Atomic Coherence in a Spin-1 Condensate: Mean-Field versus Many-Body Simulation
We analyse and numerically simulate the full many-body quantum dynamics of a
spin-1 condensate in the single spatial mode approximation. Initially, the
condensate is in a ``ferromagnetic'' state with all spins aligned along the
axis and the magnetic field pointing along the z axis. In the course of
evolution the spinor condensate undergoes a characteristic change of symmetry,
which in a real experiment could be a signature of spin-mixing many-body
interactions. The results of our simulations are conveniently visualised within
the picture of irreducible tensor operators.Comment: Accepted for publication for the special issue of "Optics
Communications" on Quantum Control of Light and Matte
Dynamics and thermodynamics in spinor quantum gases
We discuss magnetism in spinor quantum gases theoretically and experimentally
with emphasis on temporal dynamics of the spinor order parameter in the
presence of an external magnetic field. In a simple coupled Gross-Pitaevskii
picture we observe a dramatic suppression of spin dynamics due to quadratic
Zeeman ''dephasing''. In view of an inhomogeneous density profile of the
trapped condensate we present evidence of spatial variations of spin dynamics.
In addition we study spinor quantum gases as a model system for thermodynamics
of Bose-Einstein condensation. As a particular example we present measurements
on condensate magnetisation due to the interaction with a thermal bath.Comment: 8 pages, 7 figure
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