Analyzing a Bose polaron across resonant interactions

Anno: 2019

Autori: Ardila LAP., Jorgensen NB., Pohl T., Giorgini S., Bruun GM., Arlt JJ.

Affiliazione autori: Aarhus Univ, Inst Fys & Astron, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark; Max Planck Inst Phys Komplexer Syst, Nothnitzer Str 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany; Univ Trento, Dipartimento Fis, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy; CNR INO BEC Ctr, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy

Abstract: Recently, two independent experiments reported the observation of long-lived polarons in a Bose-Einstein condensate, providing an excellent setting to study the generic scenario of a mobile impurity interacting with a quantum reservoir. Here we expand the experimental analysis by disentangling the effects of trap inhomogeneities and the many-body continuum in one of these experiments. This makes it possible to extract the energy of the polaron at a well-defined density as a function of the interaction strength. Comparisons with quantum Monte Carlo as well as diagrammatic calculations show good agreement, and provide a more detailed picture of the polaron properties at stronger interactions than previously possible. Moreover, we develop a semiclassical theory for the motional dynamics and three-body loss of the polarons, which partly explains a previously unresolved discrepancy between theory and experimental observations for repulsive interactions. Finally, we utilize quantum Monte Carlo calculations to demonstrate that the findings reported in the two experiments are consistent with each other.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A

Volume: 99 (6)      Da Pagina: 063607  A: 063607

Maggiori informazioni: We gratefully thank Arturo Camacho-Guardian for providing the diagrammatic calculations. This work has been supported by the Villum Foundation, the Carlsberg foundation, the Danish council for Independent Research. In addition, T.P. acknowledges the Danish National Research Foundation through a Niels Bohr Professorship. S.G. acknowledges support from the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 641122 QUIC, and from the Provincia Autonoma di Trento.
Parole chiavi: IMPURITIES
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.99.063607

Citazioni: 64
dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-03-24
Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati)
Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca qui
Link per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui