Abstract
We propose an experiment which proves the possibility of spinning gaseous media via dipolar interactions in the spirit of the famous Einstein-de Haas effect for ferromagnets. The main idea is to utilize resonances that we find in spinor condensates of alkali atoms while these systems are placed in an oscillating magnetic field. A significant transfer of angular momentum from spin to motional degrees of freedom observed on resonance is a spectacular manifestation of dipolar effects in spinor condensates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 140403 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2011 |