Two-dimensional quantum turbulence in bose-einstein condensates

Brian P. Anderson, T. W. Neely, A. S. Bradley, E. C. Samson, S. J. Rooney, E. M. Wright, K. J.H. Law, R. Carretero-González, P. G. Kevrekidis, M. J. Davis

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Abstract

We report the experimental generation of two-dimensional quantum turbulence in dilute-gas Bose-Einstein condensates by stirring the condensate with a laser beam, and the decay of the turbulent state to a large-scale flow in the form of a persistent current in a toroidal trap geometry. From numerical simulations of the stirring process, we characterize the dynamics of the quantized vortices in the condensate, and analyze the kinetic energy spectrum. Our observations are consistent with basic features of two-dimensional turbulence in classical incompressible fluids.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011
Pages1071
Number of pages1
StatePublished - 2011
EventInternational Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 - Sydney, Australia
Duration: Aug 28 2011Sep 1 2011

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Other

OtherInternational Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period8/28/119/1/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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