Observing the Einstein–de Haas Effect in a Bose–Einstein Condensate (IMAGE)

Institute of Science Tokyo

Observing the Einstein–de Haas Effect in a Bose–Einstein Condensate

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In a spinor-dipolar Bose–Einstein condensate of europium atoms, near-zero magnetic fields allow dipole–dipole interactions to drive spin relaxation, producing circulating flow in the quantum fluid.

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Institute of Science Tokyo

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