Quantum crystals in a trapped Rydberg-dressed Bose-Einstein condensate
Abstract
Spontaneously crystalline ground states, called quantum crystals, of a trapped Rydberg-dressed Bose-Einstein condensate are numerically investigated. As a result described by a mean-field order parameter, such states simultaneously possess crystalline and superfluid properties. A hexagonal droplet lattice is observed in a quasi-two-dimensional system when dressing interaction is sufficiently strong. Onset of these states is characterized by a drastic drop of the non-classical rotational inertia proposed by Leggett [Phys. Rev. Lett. 25, 1543 (1970)]. In addition, an AB stacking bilayer lattice can also be attained. Due to an anisotropic interaction possibly induced by an external electric field, transition from a hexagonal to a nearly square droplet lattice is also observed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1109.5480,
title = {Quantum crystals in a trapped Rydberg-dressed Bose-Einstein condensate},
author = {C. -H. Hsueh and T. -C. Lin and T. -L. Horng and W. C. Wu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.5480},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures