| Title | Vortex nucleation in a Bose-Einstein condensate: from the inside out |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | R.. M. Price, D.. Trypogeorgos, D.. L. Campbell, A.. Putra, A.. Valdes-Curiel, and I. B. Spielman |
| Journal | NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS |
| Volume | 18 |
| Pagination | 113009 |
| Date Published | NOV 4 |
| ISSN | 1367-2630 |
| Abstract | We observed a new mechanism for vortex nucleation in Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) subject to synthetic magnetic fields. We made use of a strong synthetic magnetic field initially localized between a pair of merging BECs to rapidly create vortices in the bulk of the merged condensate. Unlike previous implementations and in agreement with our Gross-Pitaevskii equation simulations, our dynamical process rapidly injects vortices into our system's bulk, and with initial number in excess of the system's equilibrium vortex number. |
| DOI | 10.1088/1367-2630/18/11/113009 |
