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Kink-like breathers in Bose-Einstein condensates with helicoidal spin-orbit coupling

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We report a kind of kink-like breathers in one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) with helicoidal spin-orbit coupling (SOC), on whose two sides the background densities manifest obvious difference (called kink amplitude). The kink amplitude and shape of breather can be adjusted by the strength and period of helicoidal SOC, and its atomic number in two components exchanges periodically with time. The SOC has similar influence on the kink amplitude and the exchanged atomic number, especially when the background wave number is fixed. It indicates that the oscillating intensity of breather can be controlled by adjusting initial kink amplitude. Our work showcases the great potential of realizing novel types of breathers through SOC, and deepens our understanding on the formation mechanisms of breathers in BECs.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11875220, 12047502, and 12022513).

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    Yixin Yang, Peng Gao, Li-Chen Zhao & Zhan-Ying Yang

  2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi’an, 710127, China

    Yixin Yang, Peng Gao, Li-Chen Zhao & Zhan-Ying Yang

  3. Peng Huanwu Center for Fundamental Theory, Xi’an, 710127, China

    Li-Chen Zhao & Zhan-Ying Yang

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Yang, Y., Gao, P., Zhao, LC. et al. Kink-like breathers in Bose-Einstein condensates with helicoidal spin-orbit coupling. Front. Phys. 17, 32503 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-021-1127-0

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