arXiv:cond-mat/0703739 · Physical Review A
Characteristic frequency of the magnetic radiation of spinor condensates
Zhibing Li, Bao Cheng-guang
Abstract
The magnetic radiation of the fully condensed states of spinor condensates has been studied. A narrow characteristic spectral line together with a strong background at its violet side have been found. For the condensate of $N={10}^{12}$ atoms of $^{23}\mathrm{Na}$ confined in an isotropic and harmonic trap with frequency ${\ensuremath{\omega}}_{o}=300\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{s}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$, for instance, the photon energy of the characteristic line is $127.9\ensuremath{\hbar}{\ensuremath{\omega}}_{o}$ with width $<1.\ensuremath{\hbar}{\ensuremath{\omega}}_{o}$ and the probability of transition is $1.44\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}34}\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}{\mathrm{s}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$. The photon energy and probability have been found to be proportional to ${N}^{2∕5}$ and ${N}^{17∕5}$, respectively. It implies that magnetic radiations with higher photon energies and much larger probabilities can be obtained if numerous atoms are trapped. A technique developed by the authors, namely, the analytical forms of the fractional parentage coefficients, was used to calculate analytically the matrix elements between the spin states that conserve the total spin and its $Z$ component.