Dynamical vortex phases in a Bose-Einstein condensate driven by a rotating optical lattice

作者:Kasamatsu Kenichi*; Tsubota Makoto
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2006, 97(24): 240404.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.240404

摘要

We present simulation results of the vortex dynamics in a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate in the presence of a rotating optical lattice. Changing the potential amplitude and the relative rotation frequency between the condensate and the optical lattice, we find a rich variety of dynamical phases of vortices. The onset of these different phases is described by the force balance of a driving force, a pinning force, and vortex-vortex interactions. In particular, when the optical lattice rotates faster than the condensate, an incommensurate effect leads to a vortex-liquid phase supported by the competition between the driving force and the dissipation.

  • 出版日期2006-12-15