title: Creation of a monopole in a spinor condensate.
abstract: We propose a method to create a monopole structure in a multicomponent condensate by applying the basic methods used to create vortices and solitons experimentally in single-component condensates. We also show that by using a two-component structure for a monopole, we can avoid many problems related to the previously suggested three-component monopole. We discuss the observation and dynamics of such a monopole structure, and note that the dynamics of the two-component monopole differs from the dynamics of the three-component monopole.
authors.affiliation: Helsinki Institute of Physics, PL 64, FIN-00014 Helsingin yliopisto, Finland.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Martikainen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: K-A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Suominen