Spin-orbit-coupled topological Fulde-Ferrell states of fermions in a harmonic trap

dc.citation.articleNumber53606
dc.citation.issueNumber5en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePhysical Review Aen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber90en_US
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Leien_US
dc.contributor.authorTiesinga, Eiteen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Xia-Jien_US
dc.contributor.authorHu, Huien_US
dc.contributor.authorPu, Hanen_US
dc.contributor.orgRice Quantum Instituteen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-05T20:44:20Z
dc.date.available2017-06-05T20:44:20Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractMotivated by recent experimental breakthroughs in generating spin-orbit coupling in ultracold Fermi gases using Raman laser beams, we present a systematic study of spin-orbit-coupled Fermi gases confined in a quasi-one-dimensional trap in the presence of an in-plane Zeeman field (which can be realized using a finite two-photon Raman detuning). We find that a topological Fulde-Ferrell state will emerge, featuring finite-momentum Cooper pairing and zero-energy Majorana excitations localized near the edge of the trap based on the self-consistent Bogoliubov–de Gennes (BdG) equations. We find analytically the wave functions of the Majorana modes. Finally, using the time-dependent BdG, we show how the finite-momentum pairing field manifests itself in the expansion dynamics of the atomic cloud.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJiang, Lei, Tiesinga, Eite, Liu, Xia-Ji, et al.. "Spin-orbit-coupled topological Fulde-Ferrell states of fermions in a harmonic trap." <i>Physical Review A,</i> 90, no. 5 (2014) American Physical Society: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.053606.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.053606en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/94805
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
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dc.titleSpin-orbit-coupled topological Fulde-Ferrell states of fermions in a harmonic trapen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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