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Main Authors: Labeyrie, G., Walker, J. G. M., Robb, G. R. M., Kaiser, R., Ackemann, T.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17305
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  • We report on the observation of spontaneously drifting coupled spin and quadrupolar density waves in the ground state of laser driven Rubidium atoms. These laser-cooled atomic ensembles exhibit spontaneous magnetism via light mediated interactions when submitted to optical feedback by a retro-reflecting mirror. Drift direction and chirality of the waves arise from spontaneous symmetry breaking. The observations demonstrate a novel transport process in out-of-equilibrium magnetic systems.