Jahr | 2018 |
Autor(en) | Rodrigo Felipe Rosa-Medina Pimentel |
Titel | Probing Long-Time Spin Dynamics in a 87Rb Bose-Einstein Condensate |
KIP-Nummer | HD-KIP 18-148 |
KIP-Gruppe(n) | F17,F20,P3 |
Dokumentart | Masterarbeit |
Abstract (de) | In dieser Arbeit untersuchen wir die Langzeitspindynamik innerhalb der F = 1 Hyperfeinmannigfaltigkeit eines 87 Rb Bose-Einstein-Kondensats. |
Abstract (en) | In this thesis we study long-time spin dynamics in the F = 1 hyperfine manifold of a 87 Rb Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). The magnetic sub-levels constitute a spin-1 system with ferromagnetic interactions. We initialize the system out of equilibrium and monitor the subsequent evolution employing a new readout scheme. Thereby we simultaneously measure two orthogonal spin directions and extract the transverse magnetization, which captures coherences between the individual sub-levels. The energy scale of the spin dependent interactions introduces a timescale around 500 ms . At comparable evolution times, we observe coherent oscillations compatible with the corresponding mean field predictions. Furthermore, we investigate the dynamics for long evolution times up to ∼ 15 s . In particular, we examine the impact of controlled heating of the condensate density. For settings with minimal heating, a significant transverse spin survives and the associated fluctuations are captured by Truncated Wigner simulations. In this case, the system retains long-term coherence and is mainly affected by dephasing of the internal dynamics. In contrast, for larger heating the transverse spin significantly decays and the late-time fluctuations are smaller. This indicates a distinct long-term evolution influenced by decoherence and a dissipative relaxation due to finite temperature effects. |
bibtex | @mastersthesis{longtimespindynamics, author = {Rodrigo Felipe Rosa-Medina Pimentel}, title = {Probing Long-Time Spin Dynamics in a 87Rb Bose-Einstein Condensate}, school = {Universität Heidelberg}, year = {2018}, type = {Masterarbeit} } |
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