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Engineering bright matter-wave solitons of dipolar condensates

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Matthew Edmonds, Dr Tom Bland, Dr Ryan DoranORCiD, Professor Nick ParkerORCiD

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Abstract

We present a comprehensive analysis of the form and interaction of dipolar bright solitons across the full parameter space afforded by dipolar Bose–Einstein condensates, revealing the rich behavior introduced by the non-local nonlinearity. Working within an effective one-dimensional description, we map out the existence of the soliton solutions and show three collisional regimes: free collisions, bound state formation and soliton fusion. Finally, we examine the solitons in their full three-dimensional form through a variational approach; along with regimes of instability to collapse and runaway expansion, we identify regimes of stability which are accessible to current experiments.


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Author(s): Edmonds MJ, Bland T, Doran R, Parker NG

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: New Journal of Physics

Year: 2017

Volume: 19

Online publication date: 09/02/2017

Acceptance date: 19/01/2017

Date deposited: 14/02/2017

ISSN (electronic): 1367-2630

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa5a6b

DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/aa5a6b


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EP/M005127/1EPSRC
EP/M005127/1Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom
RD thanks Newcastle University for a Vacation Research Scholarship.
TB acknowledges support from EPSRC (UK).

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