Probing early phase coarsening in a rapidly quenched Bose gas using off-resonant matter-wave interferometry

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Hauptverfasser: Rabga, Tenzin, Lee, Yangheon, Shin, Yong-il
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author Rabga, Tenzin
Lee, Yangheon
Shin, Yong-il
author_facet Rabga, Tenzin
Lee, Yangheon
Shin, Yong-il
contents We experimentally investigate the evolution of spatial phase correlations in a rapidly quenched inhomogeneous Bose gas of rubidium using off-resonant matter-wave interferometry. We measure the phase coherence length $\ell$ of the sample and directly probe its increase during the early stage of condensate growth before vortices are formed. Once the vortices are formed stably in the quenched condensate, the measured value of $\ell$ is shown to be linearly proportional to the mean distance between the vortex. These results confirm the presence of phase coarsening prior to vortex formation, which is crucial for a quantitative understanding of the resultant defect density in samples undergoing critical phase transitions.
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spellingShingle Probing early phase coarsening in a rapidly quenched Bose gas using off-resonant matter-wave interferometry
Rabga, Tenzin
Lee, Yangheon
Shin, Yong-il
Quantum Gases
We experimentally investigate the evolution of spatial phase correlations in a rapidly quenched inhomogeneous Bose gas of rubidium using off-resonant matter-wave interferometry. We measure the phase coherence length $\ell$ of the sample and directly probe its increase during the early stage of condensate growth before vortices are formed. Once the vortices are formed stably in the quenched condensate, the measured value of $\ell$ is shown to be linearly proportional to the mean distance between the vortex. These results confirm the presence of phase coarsening prior to vortex formation, which is crucial for a quantitative understanding of the resultant defect density in samples undergoing critical phase transitions.
title Probing early phase coarsening in a rapidly quenched Bose gas using off-resonant matter-wave interferometry
topic Quantum Gases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.03742