›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 10304-010304.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/24/1/010304

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Coherent spin dynamics in spin-imbalanced ferromagnetic spinor condensates

邱海波a b, 武丽伟b   

  1. a School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China;
    b School of Applied Science, Beijing University of Science and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
  • 收稿日期:2014-04-30 修回日期:2014-07-16 出版日期:2015-01-05 发布日期:2015-01-05
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11104217), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China (Grant No. 2014JQ1022), and the Youth Foundation of XUPT, China (Grant No. ZL2013-36).

Coherent spin dynamics in spin-imbalanced ferromagnetic spinor condensates

Qiu Hai-Bo (邱海波)a b, Wu Li-Wei (武丽伟)b   

  1. a School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China;
    b School of Applied Science, Beijing University of Science and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2014-04-30 Revised:2014-07-16 Online:2015-01-05 Published:2015-01-05
  • Contact: Qiu Hai-Bo E-mail:phyqiu@gmail.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11104217), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China (Grant No. 2014JQ1022), and the Youth Foundation of XUPT, China (Grant No. ZL2013-36).

摘要: We study the coherent spin dynamics of a ferromagnetic spinor Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in its domain formation process with an arbitrary spin configuration. Through a simplified schematic view of the domain structure, a semiclassical theory that captures the essential dynamics of the system is presented, and the coherent spin mixing dynamics can be understood in terms of oscillation in the phase space diagram. Using the phase diagram analysis method, we identify new phases, including the π phase oscillation and the running phase for the spin-imbalanced ferromagnetic spinor BEC.

关键词: spinor Bose-Einstein condensate, domain formation, spin dynamics

Abstract: We study the coherent spin dynamics of a ferromagnetic spinor Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in its domain formation process with an arbitrary spin configuration. Through a simplified schematic view of the domain structure, a semiclassical theory that captures the essential dynamics of the system is presented, and the coherent spin mixing dynamics can be understood in terms of oscillation in the phase space diagram. Using the phase diagram analysis method, we identify new phases, including the π phase oscillation and the running phase for the spin-imbalanced ferromagnetic spinor BEC.

Key words: spinor Bose-Einstein condensate, domain formation, spin dynamics

中图分类号:  (Entanglement and decoherence in Bose-Einstein condensates)

  • 03.75.Gg
68.35.Rh (Phase transitions and critical phenomena)