Observation of vortices in a dipolar supersolid

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العنوان: Observation of vortices in a dipolar supersolid
المؤلفون: Casotti, Eva, Poli, Elena, Klaus, Lauritz, Litvinov, Andrea, Ulm, Clemens, Politi, Claudia, Mark, Manfred J., Bland, Thomas, Ferlaino, Francesca
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Quantum Gases, Quantum Physics
الوصف: Supersolids are states of matter that spontaneously break two continuous symmetries: translational invariance due to the appearance of a crystal structure and phase invariance due to phase locking of single-particle wave functions, responsible for superfluid phenomena. While originally predicted to be present in solid helium, ultracold quantum gases provided a first platform to observe supersolids, with particular success coming from dipolar atoms. Phase locking in dipolar supersolids has been probed through e.g. measurements of the phase coherence and gapless Goldstone modes, but quantized vortices, a hydrodynamic fingerprint of superfluidity, have not yet been observed. Here, with the prerequisite pieces at our disposal, namely a method to generate vortices in dipolar gases and supersolids with two-dimensional crystalline order, we report on the theoretical investigation and experimental observation of vortices in the supersolid phase. Our work reveals a fundamental difference in vortex seeding dynamics between unmodulated and modulated quantum fluids. This opens the door to study the hydrodynamic properties of exotic quantum systems with multiple spontaneously broken symmetries, in disparate domains such as quantum crystals and neutron stars.
Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18510
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2403.18510
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv