Phases of atom-molecule vortex matter.
We study ground state vortex configurations in a rotating atom-molecule Bose-Einstein condensate. It is found that the coherent coupling between the atomic and molecular condensates can render a pairing of atomic and molecular vortices into a composite structure that resembles a carbon dioxide molecule. Structural phase transitions of vortex lattices are also explored through different physical parameters including the rotational frequency of the system.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
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Park
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Bigelow