Phase imprinting enables the dynamic generation of superflow in bosonic atoms,effectively overcoming traditional limitations such as vortex number constraints and heating effects.However,the mechanisms underlying supe...Phase imprinting enables the dynamic generation of superflow in bosonic atoms,effectively overcoming traditional limitations such as vortex number constraints and heating effects.However,the mechanisms underlying superflow formation remain insufficiently understood.In this work,we reveal these mechanisms by studying the time evolution of the transferred total angular momentum and the quantized current throughout the phase imprinting process,achieved through numerically solving the time-dependent Schrodinger and Gross-Pitaevskii equations.We demonstrate that the Bose gas dynamically acquires angular momentum through the density depletion induced by the phase imprinting potential,whereas quantized currents emerge from azimuthal phase slips accompanied by complete density depletions.Regarding the impact of system parameters,such as interactions,we find that interactions hinder superflow formation,as the azimuthal density distribution becomes less susceptible to the phase imprinting potential.Our findings offer microscopic insights into the dynamic development of superflow during the phase imprinting process and provide valuable guidance for ongoing experimental efforts.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants Nos.12104406 and 12204105)the Natural Science Foundation Zhejiang Province,China(Grant No.ZCLMS25A0401)+1 种基金the Startup Grant of Zhejiang SciTech University(Grant No.21062338-Y)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China(Grant No.2022J05116)。
文摘Phase imprinting enables the dynamic generation of superflow in bosonic atoms,effectively overcoming traditional limitations such as vortex number constraints and heating effects.However,the mechanisms underlying superflow formation remain insufficiently understood.In this work,we reveal these mechanisms by studying the time evolution of the transferred total angular momentum and the quantized current throughout the phase imprinting process,achieved through numerically solving the time-dependent Schrodinger and Gross-Pitaevskii equations.We demonstrate that the Bose gas dynamically acquires angular momentum through the density depletion induced by the phase imprinting potential,whereas quantized currents emerge from azimuthal phase slips accompanied by complete density depletions.Regarding the impact of system parameters,such as interactions,we find that interactions hinder superflow formation,as the azimuthal density distribution becomes less susceptible to the phase imprinting potential.Our findings offer microscopic insights into the dynamic development of superflow during the phase imprinting process and provide valuable guidance for ongoing experimental efforts.
