Spontaneous symmetry breaking and collapse in bosonic Josephson junctions
Anno: 2010
Autori: Mazzarella G., Salasnich L.
Affiliazione autori: Dipartimento di Fisica “Galileo Galilei” and Consorzio Nazionale nteruniversitatio per le Scienze Fisiche della Materia (CNISM),Università di Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35122 Padova, Italy; CNR – Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Research Unit at Padova, Via Marzolo 8, I-35122 Padova, Italy; Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Maribor, Krekova 2, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Abstract: We investigate an attractive atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) trapped by a double-well potential in the axial direction and by a harmonic potential in the transverse directions. We obtain numerically a quantum phase diagram which includes all the three relevant phases of the system: Josephson, spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB), and collapse. We consider also the coherent dynamics of the BEC and calculate the frequency of population-imbalance mode in the Josephson phase and in the SSB phase up to the collapse. We show that these phases can be observed by using ultracold vapors of Li-7 atoms in a magneto-optical trap.
Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume: 82 (3) Da Pagina: 33611-1 A: 33611-5
Parole chiavi: Bose-einstein Condensate; Oscillations; Dynamics; CloudsDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.033611Citazioni: 13dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2025-06-29Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui
