TY - JOUR
T1 - Vortex stability near the surface of a Bose-Einstein condensate
AU - Al Khawaja, U.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - We investigate energetic stability of vortices near the surface of a Bose-Einstein condensate. From an energy functional of a rotating Bose-Einstein condensate, written in terms of variables local to the surface, and a suitable trial wave function, we calculate the energy of a moving vortex. The energetic stability of the vortex is investigated in terms of the rotation frequency of the confining potential. The critical frequency at which the vortices enter the condensate is calculated and compared with the experiment where a reasonable agreement is obtained.
AB - We investigate energetic stability of vortices near the surface of a Bose-Einstein condensate. From an energy functional of a rotating Bose-Einstein condensate, written in terms of variables local to the surface, and a suitable trial wave function, we calculate the energy of a moving vortex. The energetic stability of the vortex is investigated in terms of the rotation frequency of the confining potential. The critical frequency at which the vortices enter the condensate is calculated and compared with the experiment where a reasonable agreement is obtained.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.063614
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.063614
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037216983
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 68
SP - 8
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 6
ER -