Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases

Droplet impact on a surface is practically relevant to a variety of fields in nature and industry, while a complete control of its outcomes remains challenging due to various unmanageable factors. In this work, we propose the quantum simulation of droplet impact outcomes in the platform of ultracold...

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Main Authors: Yinfeng Ma, Xiaoling Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-02-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013100
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description Droplet impact on a surface is practically relevant to a variety of fields in nature and industry, while a complete control of its outcomes remains challenging due to various unmanageable factors. In this work, we propose the quantum simulation of droplet impact outcomes in the platform of ultracold atoms. Specifically, we study the quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics (QFDD) of two-dimensional Bose-Bose mixtures from an initial Townes soliton towards the formation of a quantum droplet. By tuning the fluctuation energy of the initial Townes state through its size and number, the subsequent QFDD can produce various outcomes including splashing, recoiling, and deposition, similar to those in droplet impact dynamics. We have utilized the Weber number to identify the thresholds of splashing and recoiling, and further established a universal scaling law between the maximum spreading factor and the Weber number in the recoiling regime. In addition, we show that the residual QFDD in the deposition regime can be used to probe the collective breathing modes of a quantum droplet. Our results reveal a mechanism for the droplet impact outcomes, which can be directly tested in cold-atom experiments and can pave the way for exploring intriguing droplet dynamics in a clean and fully controlled quantum setting.
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spelling doaj.art-de9b7e6c3ccc4eb4a007c1cc3e956d912024-04-12T17:28:28ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642023-02-015101310010.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013100Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gasesYinfeng MaXiaoling CuiDroplet impact on a surface is practically relevant to a variety of fields in nature and industry, while a complete control of its outcomes remains challenging due to various unmanageable factors. In this work, we propose the quantum simulation of droplet impact outcomes in the platform of ultracold atoms. Specifically, we study the quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics (QFDD) of two-dimensional Bose-Bose mixtures from an initial Townes soliton towards the formation of a quantum droplet. By tuning the fluctuation energy of the initial Townes state through its size and number, the subsequent QFDD can produce various outcomes including splashing, recoiling, and deposition, similar to those in droplet impact dynamics. We have utilized the Weber number to identify the thresholds of splashing and recoiling, and further established a universal scaling law between the maximum spreading factor and the Weber number in the recoiling regime. In addition, we show that the residual QFDD in the deposition regime can be used to probe the collective breathing modes of a quantum droplet. Our results reveal a mechanism for the droplet impact outcomes, which can be directly tested in cold-atom experiments and can pave the way for exploring intriguing droplet dynamics in a clean and fully controlled quantum setting.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013100
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Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases
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title Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases
title_full Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases
title_fullStr Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases
title_full_unstemmed Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases
title_short Quantum-fluctuation-driven dynamics of droplet splashing, recoiling, and deposition in ultracold binary Bose gases
title_sort quantum fluctuation driven dynamics of droplet splashing recoiling and deposition in ultracold binary bose gases
url http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.013100
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