Expansion of a quantum gas in a shell trap
arXiv:2105.12981 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ac919f
Abstract
We report the observation of the controlled expansion of a two-dimensional quantum gas confined onto a curved shell-shaped surface. We start from the ellipsoidal geometry of a dressed quadrupole trap and introduce a novel gravity compensation mechanism enabling to explore the full ellipsoid. The zero-point energy of the transverse confinement manifests itself by the spontaneous emergence of an annular shape in the atomic distribution. The experimental results are compared with the solution of the three-dimensional Gross-Pitaevskii equation and with a two-dimensional semi-analytical model. This work evidences how a hidden dimension can affect dramatically the embedded low-dimensional system by inducing a change of topology.
New Journal of Physics, Institute of Physics: Open Access Journals, 2022
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