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Rabi-Josephson Transitions in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates

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We study a transition from Rabi to Josephson oscillations in spinor Bose-Einstein condensates by calculating spin-1 two-dimensional Gross-Pitaevskii equations numerically. The transition appears in off-resonance caused by quadratic Zeeman effect in a magnetic field. It is a novel phenomenon combining magnetic resonance with Josephson effects due to quantum tunneling.

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  1. Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan

    Masashi Yasunaga & Makoto Tsubota

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Yasunaga, M., Tsubota, M. Rabi-Josephson Transitions in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates. J Low Temp Phys 158, 51–57 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-009-9942-7

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