Coherent spin mixing dynamics in a spin-1 atomic condensate
Other Condensed Matter
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
We study the coherent off-equilibrium spin mixing inside an atomic condensate. Using mean field theory and adopting the single spatial mode approximation (SMA), the condensate spin dynamics is found to be well described by that of a nonrigid pendulum, and displays a variety of periodic oscillations in an external magnetic field. Our results illuminate several recent experimental observations and provide critical insights into the observation of coherent interaction-driven oscillations in a spin-1 condensate.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0502061,
title = {Coherent spin mixing dynamics in a spin-1 atomic condensate},
author = {Wenxian Zhang and D. L. Zhou and M. -S. Chang and M. S. Chapman and L. You},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0502061},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 5 eps figures, update the discussion of the experimental results