Observations on sound propagation in rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

Tapio Simula, P Engels, I Coddington, V Schweikhard, E Cornell, R Ballagh

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Abstract

Repulsive laser potential pulses applied to vortex lattices of rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates create propagating density waves which we have observed experimentally and modeled computationally to high accuracy. We have observed a rich variety of dynamical phenomena ranging from interference effects and shock-wave formation to anisotropic sound propagation
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)080404-1 - 080404-4
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume94
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

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