Rydberg dressing of a one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate

M. Płodzień, G. Lochead, J. de Hond, N.J. van Druten, S. Kokkelmans

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Abstract

We study the influence of Rydberg-dressed interactions in a one-dimensional (1D) Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). We show that a 1D geometry offers several advantages over a three-dimensional geometry for observing BEC Rydberg dressing. The effects of dressing are studied by investigating collective BEC dynamics after a rapid switch-off of the Rydberg dressing interaction. The results can be interpreted as an effective modification of the s-wave scattering length. We include this modification in an analytical model for the 1D BEC and compare it to numerical calculations of Rydberg dressing under realistic experimental conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Article number043606
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume95
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Apr 2017

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