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Density and spin response functions in ultracold fermionic atom gases.

Bogdan Mihaila1, Sergio Gaudio, Krastan B Blagoev

  • 1Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|October 4, 2005
PubMed
Summary

We present a new method to detect superfluidity in ultracold fermionic gases. A specific signal in the density response function indicates the crossover from a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) to a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superfluid state.

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Area of Science:

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Gases

Background:

  • Superfluidity in ultracold atomic gases is a key area of research, with the Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) to Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) crossover being a fundamental phenomenon.
  • Understanding the transition between BEC and BCS regimes requires sensitive detection methods for superfluidity onset.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel method for detecting the onset of superfluidity in two-component ultracold fermionic gases.
  • To identify an unambiguous signature of the BEC-to-BCS crossover using response functions.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of two-body correlation functions in a two-component ultracold fermionic gas with attractive short-range interactions.
  • Measurement of momentum distribution of density and spin-response functions to access normal and anomalous densities.

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  • Investigation of the sign change in the normal-ordered part of the density response function.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed method allows separate access to normal and anomalous densities via momentum distribution measurements.
    • A characteristic sign change in the density response function at low momentum transfer signals the BEC-to-BCS crossover.
    • Spin rotational symmetry breaking in a magnetic field can validate the underlying one-channel model.

    Conclusions:

    • The sign change in the density response function provides an unambiguous signature for the BEC-to-BCS crossover.
    • This method offers a new pathway for experimental detection of superfluidity onset in ultracold Fermi gases.
    • The study contributes to a deeper understanding of quantum phase transitions in many-body systems.