Session L1: Poster Session II (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

4:00 PM–4:00 PM, Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Room: Atrium Ballroom BC


Abstract ID: BAPS.2011.DAMOP.L1.22

Abstract: L1.00022 : Exploring novel solitonic structures in two-component BECs

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Authors:

  JiaJia Chang
    (Washington State University)

  Chris Hamner
    (Washington State University)

  Peter Engels
    (Washington State University)

We experimentally study modulational instability (MI) in two distinguishable, miscible Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). While MI is common in many immiscible nonlinear systems, its presence in our mixture is appealing in its ability to be controlled by counterflow. Confining MI to a local area of large counterflow enables the generation of solitons without the onset of global MI. We observe for the first time in matter-waves the formation of vector dark-dark solitons along with a variety of other solitons. Current and on going results will be discussed.

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