Two-dimensional anisotropic vortex quantum droplets in dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates

Guilong Li, Xunda Jiang, Bin Liu*, Zhaopin Chen, Boris A. Malomed, Yongyao Li*

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Abstract

Creation of stable intrinsically anisotropic self-bound states with embedded vorticity is a challenging issue. Previously, no such states in Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) or other physical settings were known. Dipolar BEC suggests a unique possibility to predict stable two dimensional anisotropic vortex quantum droplets (2D-AVQDs). We demonstrate that they can be created with the vortex axis oriented perpendicular to the polarization of dipoles. The stability area and characteristics of the 2D-AVQDs in the parameter space are revealed by means of analytical and numerical methods. Further, the rotation of the polarizing magnetic field is considered, and the largest angular velocities, up to which spinning 2D-AVQDs can follow the rotation in clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, are found. Collisions between moving 2D-AVQDs are studied too, demonstrating formation of bound states with a vortex-antivortex-vortex structure. A stability domain for such stationary bound states is identified. Unstable dipolar states, that can be readily implemented by means of phase imprinting, quickly transform into robust 2D-AVQDs, which suggests a straightforward possibility for the creation of these states in the experiment. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish
Article number22202
JournalFrontiers of Physics
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2024

Keywords

  • anisotropic vortex quantum droplets
  • dipolar Bose–Einstein condensate

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