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Time evolution and matter wave interference in Fermi condensates

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We discuss matter wave interference of Fermi condensates in strongly coupled s-wave and p-wave channels and the time evolution of a single cloud upon release from trap. In s-wave systems, where the order parameter is a complex scalar, we find that the interference patterns depend on the relative phase of the order parameters of the condensates. In p-wave systems involving the mixture of two-hyperfine states, we show that the interference pattern exhibits a polarization effect depending on the relative orientation of the two vector order parameters. However, in p-wave systems involving a single hyperfine state, we show that this angular effect reduces to an overall phase difference between the two interfering clouds, similar to s-wave. Lastly, we also point out that p-wave Fermi condensates exhibit an anisotropic expansion, reflecting the spatial anisotropy of the underlying interaction between fermions and the orbital nature of the vector order parameter.

Cite

@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0603561,
  title  = {Time evolution and matter wave interference in Fermi condensates},
  author = {Wei Zhang and C. A. R. Sa de Melo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0603561},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 4 figures