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Droplet crystal ground states of a dipolar Bose gas

arXiv:1712.08610 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.195301

Abstract

We show that the ground state of a dipolar Bose gas in a cylindrically symmetric harmonic trap has a rich phase diagram, including droplet crystal states in which a set of droplets arrange into a lattice pattern that breaks the rotational symmetry. An analytic model for small droplet crystals is developed and used to obtain a zero temperature phase diagram that is numerically validated. We show that in certain regimes a coherent low-density halo surrounds the droplet crystal giving rise to a novel phase with localized and extended features.

5 pages, 4 figures

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