Observation of hybrid soliton vortex-ring structures in Bose-Einstein condensates.
We present the experimental discovery of compound structures comprising solitons and vortex rings in Bose-Einstein condensates. We examine both their creation via soliton-vortex collisions and their subsequent development, which is largely governed by the dynamics of interacting vortex rings. A theoretical model in three-dimensional cylindrical symmetry is also presented.
Ginsberg
Naomi S
NS
Department of Physics and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA. ginsber@fas.harvard.edu
Brand
Joachim
J
Hau
Lene Vestergaard
LV