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Modern Physics Letters B

Soliton molecules in coupled dipolar Bose–Einstein condensates with spin-orbit coupling

Maïk Delon Mboumba, Gleann Juvet Ngounga Makoundit, C. Kenfack-Sadem, A. B. Moubissi, Timoléon Crépin Kofané

Published May 26, 2023• 2 citations
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Abstract

Recent research works on ultra cold quantum gases demonstrated that dipolar Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) exhibit rich spatiotemporal dynamic where both local and nonlocal interactions are considered. We explore theoretically the possibility of controlling the formation and dynamics of soliton molecules in binary dipolar condensates with spin-orbit coupling (SOC). We exploit the variational technique to derive the new equations of motion for the widths and amplitudes, the effective potential and the oscillation frequency of the molecules. Our study confirms the existence of stable localized bound states in an optical potential. We find that the integrity of the molecules is influenced by the physical parameters, notably the local and nonlocal interactions with the SOC. These parameters are carefully chosen by the Vakhitov–Kolokolov (VK) criterion to ensure the stability of the molecules. We present the results of numerical experiments and confirm the analytical predictions. Moreover, we show the soliton–soliton interaction in each molecule when the local interactions are strong.

DOI
10.1142/s0217984923500756

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By effectively controlling the dipole-dipole interaction, we investigate the characteristics of the ground state of bright solitons in a spin-orbit coupled dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate. The dipolar atoms are trapped within a double-lattice which consists of a linear and a nonlinear lattice. We derive the motion equations of the different spin components, taking the controlling mechanisms of the dipole-dipole interaction into account. An analytical expression of dipole-dipole interaction is derived. By adjusting the dipole polarization angle, the dipole interaction can be adjusted from attraction to repulsion. On this basis, we study the generation and manipulation of the bright solitons using both the analytical variational method and numerical imaginary time evolution. The stability of the bright solitons is also analyzed and we map out the stability phase diagram. By adjusting the long-range dipole-dipole interaction, one can achieve manipulation of bright solitons in all aspects, including the existence, width, nodes, and stability. Considering the complexity of our system, our results will have enormous potential applications in quantum simulation of complex systems.
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