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Acta Physica Sinica

Barrier scattering properties in spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate

Zhi Li, Wang Jianzhong

Published Jan 1, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

In this paper, the phenomenon of double barrier scattering in spin-orbit coupling Bose-Einstein condensate is studied and the analytical expression of transmission coefficient of the system is therefore obtained. On the basis of the above study, how to deal with Klein tunneling and bound Dirac particles is also discussed to devise an experimental scheme of trapping Dirac particles in captivity. Besides, numerical simulation of the barrier scattering pattern of Dirac particles is performed in this paper by the time splitting spectral method. Through the analysis of transmission situation of Dirac particles directing at the Klein barrier in both the center and margin part of blocked area and the study of the influence of non-linear interaction on the evolution of Dirac particles from both repelling and attracting effect, the conclusion can be drawn that although the influence of non-linear interaction on scattering property of particles is negligible to some extent, the strong non-linear interaction will completely destroy the momentum distribution of wave packets so that the result of barrier scattering of Dirac particles can be dramatically changed.

DOI
10.7498/aps.62.100306

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In this paper, the phenomenon of double barrier scattering in spin-orbit coupling Bose-Einstein condensate is studied and the analytical expression of transmission coefficient of the system is therefore obtained. On the basis of the above study, how to deal with Klein tunneling and bound Dirac particles is also discussed to devise an experimental scheme of trapping Dirac particles in captivity. Besides, numerical simulation of the barrier scattering pattern of Dirac particles is performed in this paper by the time splitting spectral method. Through the analysis of transmission situation of Dirac particles directing at the Klein barrier in both the center and margin part of blocked area and the study of the influence of non-linear interaction on the evolution of Dirac particles from both repelling and attracting effect, the conclusion can be drawn that although the influence of non-linear interaction on scattering property of particles is negligible to some extent, the strong non-linear interaction will completely destroy the momentum distribution of wave packets so that the result of barrier scattering of Dirac particles can be dramatically changed.
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Dirac particles can undergo perfect transmission through a sufficiently high potential barrier in the Klein zone. Although the perfect Klein tunneling (often referred to as the Klein paradox) is similar to the non-relativistic resonant transmission which occurs only when the kinetic energy exceeds the barrier, the underlying mechanism is believed to be fundamentally distinct. In this work, we show that for the relativistic double-barrier model the perfect-transmission curve can pass continuously from the above-barrier zone to the Klein zone. Additionally, in the Klein zone, perfect transmission occurs even for subcritical barrier heights, supported by both bound-state analysis and wave-packet dynamics. These findings suggest a connection between perfect Klein tunneling and resonant transmission, and provide new insights into the physical nature of the Klein paradox.