Spin Rotations in a Bose-Einstein Condensate Driven by Counterflow and Spin-independent Interactions

Abstract

We observe spin rotations caused by atomic collisions in a non-equilibrium Bose-condensed gas of ${}^{87}$Rb. Reflection from a pseudomagnetic barrier creates counterflow in which forward- and backward-propagating matter waves have partly transverse spin directions. Even though inter-atomic interaction strengths are state-independent, the indistinguishability of parallel spins leads to spin dynamics. A local magnetodynamic model, which captures the salient features of the observed spin textures, highlights an essential connection between four-wave mixing and collisional spin rotation. The observed phenomenon has previously been thought to exist only in nondegenerate gases; our observations and model clarify the nature of these effective-magnetic spin rotations.

arXiv comment13 pages, 7 figures

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