Self-bound dipolar droplet: a localized matter-wave in free space

2016/06/30 by D. Baillie, R. M. Wilson, R. N. Bisset +1 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #cond-mat.quant-gas

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.94.021602

published as Phys. Rev. A 94, 021602(R) (2016) · 5 pages, 5 figures

arxiv created 2016/08/11 · arxiv updated 2016/08/15

Abstract

We demonstrate that a dipolar condensate can be prepared into a three-dimensional wavepacket that remains localized when released in free-space. Such self-bound states arise from the interplay of the two-body interactions and quantum fluctuations. We develop a phase diagram for the parameter regimes where these self-bound states are stable, examine their properties, and demonstrate how they can be produced in current experiments.

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