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Deformation of Dark Solitons in Inhomogeneous Bose-Einstein Condensates

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Abstract

A dark soliton becomes unstable when it is incident on a background density gradient, and the induced instability results in the emission of sound. Detailed quantitative studies of sound emission are performed for various potentials, such as steps, linear ramps and Gaussian traps. The amount of sound emission is found to be a significant fraction of the soliton energy for typical potentials. Continuous emission of sound is found to lead to an apparent deformation of the soliton profile. The power emitted by the soliton is shown to be parametrized by the square of the displacement of the centre of mass of the soliton from its density minimum, thus highlighting the significance of the inhomogeneity-induced soliton deformation.

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Author(s): Parker NG, Proukakis NP, Leadbeater M, Adams CS

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Year: 2003

Volume: 36

Issue: 13

Pages: 2891-2910

ISSN (print): 0953-4075

ISSN (electronic): 1361-6455

Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/36/13/318

DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/36/13/318

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