Phase-imprint induced domain formations and spin dynamics in spinor condensates

Abstract

We demonstrate that certain domain structures can be created both in ferro- and antiferro-magnetic spinor condensates if the initial phase is spatially modulated. Meanwhile, spin dynamics of the condensate with modulated phases exhibits exotic features in comparison with those of a condensate with a uniform phase. We expect that these phenomena could be observed experimentally using a phase-imprinting method.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.