The ground state of deformed nuclei as a boson condensate

It is shown that the ground state of deformed nuclei can be considered as a condensate of bosons that do not have a well-defined angular momentum. Values for the quadrupole moment and the particle number that are very close to the values obtained using the full boson wave function are obtained by retaining only the s- and d-parts of the boson wave function.By comparing with the many-shell (realistic) situation we found the limitations of the single-shell calculations.     

Effects of transverse trapping on the ground state of a cigar-shaped two-component Bose-Einstein condensate

We derive the coupled nonpolynomial nonlinear Schro¨dinger equations for a two-component Bose-Einstein condensate in a quasi-one-dimension geometry and investigate the effects of a tightly transverse trapping on the ground state and the miscibility-immiscibility threshold. We find that the density profile of the matter wavepacket is remarkably dependent on the transverse width and the effective one-dimension nonlinear coupling strengths in miscible and immiscible regimes.     

Collisional control of ground state polar molecules and universal dipolar scattering

We explore the impact of the short-range interaction on the scattering of ground state polar molecules and study the transition from a weak to strong dipolar scattering over an experimentally reasonable range of energies and electric field values. In the strong dipolar limit, the scattering scales with respect to a dimensionless quantity defined by mass, induced dipole moment, and collision energy. The scaling has implications for all quantum mechanical dipolar scattering. Furthermore the universal scattering regime will readily be achieved with polar molecules at ultracold temperatures.     

Formation of ultracold polar molecules in the rovibrational ground state

Ultracold LiCs molecules in the absolute ground state X1Sigma+, v' = 0, J' = 0 are formed via a single photoassociation step starting from laser-cooled atoms. The selective production of v' = 0, J' = 2 molecules with a 50-fold higher rate is also demonstrated. The rotational and vibrational state of the ground state molecules is determined in a setup combining depletion spectroscopy with resonant-enhanced multiphoton ionization time-of-flight spectroscopy. Using the determined production rate of up to 5 x 10(3) molecules/s, we describe a simple scheme which can provide large samples of externally and internally cold dipolar molecules.     

The ground state and the tunnelling dynamics of the Bose-Einstein condensate in a tilted shallow trap

The ground state and the tunnelling dynamics of the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) loaded in a tilted shallow trap is studied analytically and numerically. The stable bound state, the quasi-bound state and the diffusion state are predicted. The thresholds for transition between the different states are obtained and the stability diagram in parameter space is presented. The tunnelling dynamics of the system in different states is revealed. The shape of the potential well and the atomic interaction play important role and have coupled effect on the tunnelling dynamics of the system. Furthermore, the resonant tunnelling phenomenon in the parametrically modulated shallow trap is observed. The results show that when the modulating frequency approaches the dipolar mode of the system, resonant tunnelling occurs and the whole system is unstable. Our results provide a theoretical evidence for studying the tunnelling dynamics of the ultracold atomic system.     

Variational theory for the ground state and collective excitations of an elongated dipolar condensate

We develop a variational theory for a dipolar condensate in an elongated(cigar shaped)confinement potential. Our formulation provides an effective one-dimensional extended meanfield theory for the ground state and its collective excitations. We apply our theory to investigate the properties of rotons in the system comparing the variational treatment to a full numerical solution. We consider the effect of quantum fluctuations on the scattering length at which the roton excitation softens to zero energy.     

大N近似下旋量玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚的基态能级分裂

采用超越单模近似,研究了纯光学势阱中自旋s=1的旋量BEC对单模的模式偏离效应.通过对有效哈密顿量的能量泛函变分,给出了模式偏离修正因子ε,并计算了模式偏离修正因子和分裂能随凝聚体粒子数N的变化关系. 关键词： 玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚 GP泛函 单模近似     

A new route to associating ultracold polar molecules in the absolute ground state

<正>Ultracold polar molecules have emerged as a new research frontier in quantum physics and chemistry [1]. These molecules exhibit rich internal rotational, vibrational, and electronic levels, providing new resources for quantum control and quantum metrology. The intrinsic permanent electric dipole moment of polar molecules enables the strong longrange and anisotropic dipole-dipole interaction between spatially displaced molecules and constitutes a valuable tool for simulating novel long-r...     

Fermionic entropy of the vortex state in d-wave superconductors

In d-wave superconductors the electronic entropy associated with an isolated vortex diverges logarithmically with the size of the system even at low temperatures. In the vortex array the entropy per vortex per layer, S _V , is much larger than k _B and depends on the distribution of the velocity field v _s around the vortex. If there is a first-order transition upon a change of the velocity distribution, then there will be a big entropy jump ΔS _V ∼k _B at the transition. This entropy jump comes from the electronic degrees of freedom on the vortex background, which is modified by the vortex transition. This can explain the big jump in the entropy observed in the so-called vortex-melting transition [A. Junod, M. Roulin, J-Y. Genoud et al., Physica C, to be published], in which the vortex array and thus the velocity field are redistributed. The possibility of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in the 3-dimensional d-wave superconductor due to the fermionic bound states in the vortex background is discussed. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 65, No. 6, 465–469 (25 March 1997) Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.     

Rotating Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice: Formulation of vortex configuration for the ground state

We consider a rotating Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice in the regime in which the system Hamiltonian can be mapped onto a Josephson junction array. In an approximate scheme where the couplings are assumed uniform, the ground state energy is formulated in terms of the vortex configuration. Application of the method for the ladder case presented and the results are compared with Monte-Carlo method.     

Prospects for the formation of ultracold ground state polar molecules from mixed alkali atom pairs

Photoassociation rates of mixed cold alkali atom pairs and formation rates of cold heteronuclear alkali dimers in their ground state are computed within an approach where the wave functions are calculated exactly, and the laser field is treated as a perturbation. These rates are predicted to have the same magnitude for all heteronuclear species involving either Rb or Cs atoms. Moreover, these rates are found slightly smaller than, or similar to, the same rates for Cs₂ molecules, which is encouraging for future experiments. We studied the specific case of the photoassociation into excited molecular states coupled with spin-orbit interaction, emphasizing the role of the so-called resonant coupling in the formation of stable ultracold molecules with low vibrational levels. The comparison with recent experimental results on RbCs photoassociation and cold molecule formation show their reasonable agreement with our calculations.Received: 2 July 2004, Published online: 23 November 2004PACS: 32.80.Pj Optical cooling of atoms; trapping - 33.20.Tp Vibrational analysis - 33.70.Ca Oscillator and band strengths, lifetimes, transition moments, and Franck-Condon factors     

Time-reversal symmetry breaking by a (d+id) density-wave state in underdoped cuprate superconductors

It was proposed that the id(x(2)-y(2)) density-wave state (DDW) may be responsible for the pseudogap behavior in the underdoped cuprates. Here we show that the admixture of a small d(xy) component to the DDW state breaks the symmetry between the counterpropagating orbital currents of the DDW state and, thus, violates the macroscopic time-reversal symmetry. This symmetry breaking results in a nonzero polar Kerr effect, which has recently been observed in the pseudogap phase.     

Infrared and Raman investigation of the charge–density-wave state in rare-earth tri-telluride compounds

We summarize our recent efforts in investigating the charge–density-wave (CDW) state of the rare-earth tri-tellurides RTe₃ by means of infrared and Raman techniques. We identify the CDW gap, as order parameter of the broken-symmetry ground state, as well as the collective mode of the CDW condensate.     

Exact transmission state of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a near-harmonic trap

We introduce a new confining potential which simulates preferably the realistic near-harmonic trap for a quasi-one-dimensional (1D) Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). An exact transmission state of the BEC system is found and the corresponding spatial configurations, metastability, superfluidity and the transport properties are analyzed. Resonant transmission through the potential is predicted from the exact solution.     

Quantum ground state of a polyacetylene ring

Comuptations of the ground state wave function of a finite polyacetylene ring are carried out using the Monte Carlo method. The qualitative features of the classical solution of the phonon field are shown to survive the quantum fluctuations.     

The one-dimensional soliton state of Bose-Einstein condensate

Under certain conditions, the Bose-Einstein condensate confined in a two-dimensional harmonic trap is associated with a one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation and a soliton solution. The influence of the initial condition on the solution is discussed. The critical initial number of condensed atoms to maintain a soliton is evaluated. In the Li case, this number is of the order of thousand. The energy per particle of the solitons is also calculated.     

具有面内四极磁场的旋转玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体的基态结构研究

通过虚时演化方法研究了具有面内四极磁场的旋转玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体的基态结构.结果发现:面内四极磁场和旋转双重作用可导致中央Mermin-Ho涡旋的产生;随着磁场梯度增强,Mermin-Ho涡旋周围环绕的涡旋趋向对称化排布;在四极磁场下,密度相互作用和自旋交换相互作用作为体系的调控参数,可以控制Mermin-Ho涡旋周围的涡旋数目;该体系自旋结构中存在双曲型meron和half-skyrmion两种拓扑结构.