Half-Quantum Vortex Molecules in a Binary Dipolar Bose Gas

Abstract

We study the ground state phases of a rotating two-component, or binary Bose-Einstein condensate, wherein one component possesses a large magnetic dipole moment. A variety of non-trivial phases emerge in this system, including a half-quantum vortex (HQV) chain phase and a HQV molecule phase, where HQVs of opposite charge bind at short distances. We attribute the emergence of these phases to the development of a minimum in the adiabatic HQV interaction potential, which we calculate explicitly. We thus show that the presence of dipolar interactions in this system leads to a rich phase diagram, and the formation of HQV molecules.

4+ pages, 4 figures

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