Observing the Rosensweig instability of a quantum ferrofluid

Holger Kadau (), Matthias Schmitt, Matthias Wenzel, Clarissa Wink, Thomas Maier, Igor Ferrier-Barbut and Tilman Pfau ()
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Holger Kadau: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart
Matthias Schmitt: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart
Matthias Wenzel: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart
Clarissa Wink: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart
Thomas Maier: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart
Igor Ferrier-Barbut: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart
Tilman Pfau: 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart

Nature, 2016, vol. 530, issue 7589, 194-197

Abstract: WebSpontaneous translational symmetry breaking is experimentally observed in a dipolar Bose–Einstein condensate of dysprosium atoms, whereby an instability causes a spontaneous transition from an unstructured superfluid to an ordered arrangement of droplet crystals, which is surprisingly long-lived.

Date: 2016
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