Optical-lattice-assisted magnetic phase transition in a spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate

Anno: 2016

Autori: Martone GI., Ozawa T., Qu CL., Stringari S.

Affiliazione autori: Univ Trento, INO CNR BEC Ctr, I-38123 Povo, Italy; ‎ Univ Trento, Dipartimento Fis, I-38123 Povo, Italy;‎ Univ Bari, Dipartimento Fis, I-70126 Bari, Italy;‎ Univ Bari, MECENAS, I-70126 Bari, Italy;‎ Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy; Univ Paris Saclay, Univ Paris 11, CNRS, LPTMS, F-91405 Orsay, France

Abstract: We investigate the effect of a periodic potential generated by a one-dimensional optical lattice on the magnetic properties of an S = 1/2 spin-orbit-coupled Bose gas. By increasing the lattice strength one can achieve a magnetic phase transition between a polarized and an unpolarized Bloch wave phase, characterized by a significant enhancement of the contrast of the density fringes. If the wave vector of the periodic potential is chosen close to the roton momentum, the transition could take place at very small lattice intensities, revealing the strong enhancement of the response of the system to a weak density perturbation. By solving the Gross-Pitaevskii equation in the presence of a three-dimensional trapping potential, we shed light on the possibility of observing the magnetic phase transition in currently available experimental conditions.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 94 (4)      Da Pagina: 043629-1  A: 043629-9

Parole chiavi: GAS
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.94.043629

Citazioni: 10
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