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arXiv:2105.13682 · Physical Review A

Superfluidity breakdown of Rabi-coupled two-component Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices

Huaxin He, Yongping Zhang

Published May 27, 2021• 9 citations
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Abstract

We demarcate the unstable regimes of superfluids in a Rabi-coupled two-component Bose-Einstein condensate in the presence of optical lattices. We find that the Rabi coupling can stabilize superfluids. A significant separation between Landau and dynamical instabilities is presented in a Rabi-coupled Zeeman lattice.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.103.053322

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