Dynamics of a massive superfluid vortex in $r^k$ confining potentials

Abstract

We study the motion of a superfluid vortex in condensates having different background density profiles, ranging from parabolic to uniform. The resulting effective point-vortex model for a generic power-law potential $\propto r^k$ can be experimentally realized with recent advances in optical-trapping techniques. Our analysis encompasses both empty-core and filled-core vortices. In the latter case, the vortex acquires a mass due to the presence of distinguishable atoms located in its core. The axisymmetry allows us to reduce the coupled dynamical equations of motion to a single radial equation with an effective potential $V_{\mathrm{eff}}$. In many cases, $V_{\mathrm{eff}}$ has a single minimum, where the vortex precesses uniformly. The dynamics of the vortex and the localized massive core arises from the dependence of the energy on the radial position of the vortex and from the $r^k$ trap potential. We find that a positive vortex with small mass orbits in the positive direction, but the sense of precession can reverse as the core mass increases. Early experiments and theoretical studies on two-component vortices found some qualitatively similar behavior.

arXiv comment10 pages, 7 figures

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