Vortex precession in bose-einstein condensates: Observations with filled and empty cores

B. P. Anderson, P. C. Haljan, C. E. Wienian, E. A. Cornell

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Abstract

We have observed and characterized the dynamics of singly quantized vortices in dilute-gas Bose- Einstein condensates. Our condensates are produced in a superposition of two internal states of 85Rb, with one state supporting a vortex and the other filling the vortex corc. Subsequently, the state filling the core can be partially or completely removed, reducing the radius of the core by as much as a [actor of 13. all the way down to its bare value of the healing length. The corresponding superfluid rotation rates, evaluated at the core radius, vary by a factor of 150, but the prccession fl-eqtiency of the vortex core about the condensate axis changes by only a factor of 2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCollected Papers of Carl Wieman
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages597-600
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9789812813787
ISBN (Print)9812704159, 9789812704153
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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