Signatures of rigidity and second sound in dipolar supersolids

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Main Authors: Bougas, G. A., Bland, T., Sadeghpour, H. R., Mistakidis, S. I.
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author Bougas, G. A.
Bland, T.
Sadeghpour, H. R.
Mistakidis, S. I.
author_facet Bougas, G. A.
Bland, T.
Sadeghpour, H. R.
Mistakidis, S. I.
contents We propose a dynamical protocol to probe the rigidity and phase coherence of dipolar supersolids by merging initially separated fragments in quasi-one-dimensional (1D) double-well potentials. Simulations based on the extended Gross-Pitaevskii equation reveal distinct dynamical signatures across phases. Supersolids exhibit damped crystal oscillations following barrier removal, with the damping rate reflecting superfluid connectivity. A phase-imprinted jump additionally triggers metastable dark solitons, which excites second sound, as revealed by an out-of-phase drift between the droplet lattice and the superfluid background. Our results show a realizable path to dynamically detect the second sound and rigidity of supersolids, as well as to realize and probe soliton formation.
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spellingShingle Signatures of rigidity and second sound in dipolar supersolids
Bougas, G. A.
Bland, T.
Sadeghpour, H. R.
Mistakidis, S. I.
Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
We propose a dynamical protocol to probe the rigidity and phase coherence of dipolar supersolids by merging initially separated fragments in quasi-one-dimensional (1D) double-well potentials. Simulations based on the extended Gross-Pitaevskii equation reveal distinct dynamical signatures across phases. Supersolids exhibit damped crystal oscillations following barrier removal, with the damping rate reflecting superfluid connectivity. A phase-imprinted jump additionally triggers metastable dark solitons, which excites second sound, as revealed by an out-of-phase drift between the droplet lattice and the superfluid background. Our results show a realizable path to dynamically detect the second sound and rigidity of supersolids, as well as to realize and probe soliton formation.
title Signatures of rigidity and second sound in dipolar supersolids
topic Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22290