Quantum Spins Mixing in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates

C. K. Law; H. Pu; N. P. Bigelow

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5257

Quantum Spins Mixing in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates

C. K. Law, H. Pu, and N. P. Bigelow

Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 5257 – Published 14 December 1998

Abstract

A set of collective spin states is derived for a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate in which atoms have three internal hyperfine spins. These collective states minimize the interaction energy among condensate atoms, and they are characterized by strong spin correlations. We also examine the internal dynamics of an initially spin-polarized condensate. The time scale of spin mixing is predicted.

Received 18 May 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.5257

Authors & Affiliations

C. K. Law¹, H. Pu², and N. P. Bigelow²

¹Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627
²Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627