Abstract
We propose and analyze a scheme to create dark solitons and vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates. This is achieved starting from a condensate in the internal state and transferring the atoms to the internal state via a Raman transition induced by laser light. By scanning adiabatically the Raman detuning, dark solitons and vortices are created.
- Received 22 October 1997
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2972
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