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Dynamics of dense two-component soliton trains in an elongated Bose-Einstein condensate

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Abstract

Solitons are a hallmark of nonlinear dynamics in Bose-Einstein condensates. While the dynamics of individual solitons and of small clusters have been extensively studied, our experiments are now reaching the regime of dense trains of interacting solitons. We employ a phase winding technique to prepare regular arrays of dark-bright solitons which exhibit surprisingly rich mean-field dynamics over the relatively long lifetime of these configurations. These dynamics are observed in real space then characterized through Fourier methods. The time evolution of spectral features is then compared against detailed numerical simulations. Understanding the dynamics of these structured quantum fluids has applications in benchmarking theoretical models for quantum hydrodynamics simulations and can provide an alternative viewpoint on the physics of supersolids.

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Presenters

  • Sean Mossman

    Washington State Univ, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-2814, USA

Authors

  • Sean Mossman

    Washington State Univ, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-2814, USA

  • Garyfallia Katsimiga

    University of Hamburg

  • Simeon I Mistakidis

    Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, ITAMP, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, University of Hamburg

  • Alejandro Romero Ros

    University of Hamburg

  • Panagiotis Kevrekidis

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Peter W Engels

    Washington State University, Washington State Univ, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-2814, USA