Spinor condensates with a laser-induced quadratic Zeeman effect

Year: 2007

Authors: Santos L., Fattori M., Stuhler J., Pfau T.

Autors Affiliation: Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstr. 2, D-30167 Hannover, Germany; 5. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57 V, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany

Abstract: We show that an effective quadratic Zeeman effect for trapped atoms can be generated by proper laser configurations and, in particular, by the dipole trap itself. The induced quadratic Zeeman effect leads to a rich ground-state phase diagram, e.g., for a degenerate Cr-52 gas, can be used to induce topological defects by controllably quenching across transitions between phases of different symmetries, allows for the observability of the Einstein-de Haas effect for relatively large magnetic fields, and may be employed to create S=1/2 systems with spinor dynamics. Similar ideas could be explored in other atomic species opening an exciting new control tool in spinor systems.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 75 (5)      Pages from: 053606-1  to: 053606-4

KeyWords: Ground state; Magnetic field effects; Phase diagrams; Quenching; Spin dynamics, Einstein-de Haas effect; Spinor condensates; Spinor dynamics; Zeeman effect, Bose-Einstein condensation
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.053606

Citations: 47
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